Orthodera novaezealandiae  Geographic Range  O. novaezealandiae
is native only to New Zealand.   This species prefers shrubland
and land that is open. It uses leafy vegetation for camouflage
and as a position to capture prey. It gets all of it water needs
from its prey and from water caught in leaves.  Physical
Description  Mass is not available. Body length for the species
varies between 3.5-4.5 inches. The head of the mantis is
triangular with large well developed compound eyes, which are
far apart to allow the best possible binocular vision. Though
these eyes are well developed and the positioning is optimal,
these mantises have a peculiar blind spot which affects the
recognition of the prey. The mantis is well designed for to be a
predator. Its front legs are long and are armored with spines
that are extremely sharp and that can be used as daggers. As in
most insects, there is a size difference between females and
males. In this species, as in most praying mantises, the female
is larger. In this species,