Gongylus gongylodes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Gongylus gongylodes, also known as the wandering violin mantis, ornate mantis, or Indian rose mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, it is not a particularly aggressive species and often kept as a pet. The mantis is especially known for swaying its body back and forth to imitate a stick flowing in the wind.
It primarily feeds on flying insects. Its native range is in southern India and Sri Lanka. It can reach up to 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The males of the species are capable of flight. They are a communal species, in that they are able to live and breed in large groups, without unnecessary cannibalism.
Adult females are about 10cm (3 in) and adult males are about 9 cm. Its specific name gongylodes means "roundish" in Greek, from the same word as its generic epithet Gongylus. Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Ponnani, so these are its closest relatives here: other insects.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Violin Mantis sighting in Ponnani on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wandering Violin Mantis in Ponnani on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–March, the lowest months.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Wandering Violin Mantis sightings, Ponnani ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Salem (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wandering Violin Mantis is recorded against all the insects logged in Ponnani (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
