Similar Insects
Stick mantises should not be confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea) although the later were long-considered close relatives of all mantises according to classification which is now often considered paraphyletic and outdated. Likewise, both mantises and stick insects are separate from the recently-identified Mantophasmatodea.
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