another mantis id

dead beat reef

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came with live rock from TBS it was dark red about 1 inch long. its now green almost 3inches.
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capt. kaoz has lived with us just over a year now.
current res 12 gal aqua pod. roommates 2 turbo snails 1 damsel
1 pink tip anemone. lots of l/r and sand. not the best pic.
hope you can id thanks dbr
 
did not find wennera on roys list. patio that looks just like capt. kaoz. C,G,FR thank you for info. will look for more info on
wennera mantis. is that a common name or sifi. name?
gona check out the photo fourm. looks like I need to. dbr
 
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At least 95% of the stomatopods coming out of Tampa Bay rock are Neogonodactylus wennerae. Many are reddish brown because they come from a deeper habitat, but when exposed to broad spectrum light, some will change to this bright green coloration.

Roy
 
thank you again for the help. off to roys list. guess the color
thing mixed me up. neogonda.......? think I need a beer for
this one. wait a sec. is that how I geeked it the first time? dbr
 
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