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Dragon Mantis Captured in Extremely Rare Video

Rarely Seen Brazilian Dragon Mantis Filmed in Wild

It may not be an exact doppelgänger for fire-breathing Drogon or Smaug, but the Brazilian dragon mantis is quite eye-catching indeed—that is, if you manage to spot the insect at all.

Exquisitely camouflaged both in shape and behavior, the dragon mantis, with its leafy-looking appendages and slightly drunken swagger, resembles a swaying twig…