Liturgusa krattorum

Liturgusa krattorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Mantodea
Family:	Liturgusidae
Genus:	Liturgusa
Species:	L. krattorum
Binomial name
Liturgusa krattorum Svenson, 2014

Liturgusa krattorum, or Kratt’s lichen mantis, is a species of mantis that was discovered by and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.^[1] These species of mantis are mainly found in Peru. They live in tall trees, are ambush predators, and are also fast runners mainly because they hunt other insects. The species was named after Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt, the hosts of Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, and Wild Kratts on PBS Kids, as well as Be the Creature on National Geographic.

Wild Kratts[]

In 2017, a special episode of the PBS Kids' original show Wild Kratts with the same title as the scientific name of the mantis was released, which featured the animated counterparts of the Kratt Brothers adventuring with a member of the species. In the live-action closing of the episode, the brothers personally thanked Dr. Svenson for naming the mantis after them.

See also[]

• List of mantis genera and species

References[]