Bug Lab #1, Orchid mantis

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I visited Te Papa in January 2017 and specifically the Weta Workshop created "Bug Lab" exhibition. You are about to have a week of photos taken during that visit
Model of Orchid mantis Hymenopus coronatus
(Model of Orchid mantis Hymenopus coronatus)

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