<em>Ilomantis ginsburgae</em> (IMAGE)

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

<em>Ilomantis ginsburgae</em>

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Ilomantis ginsburgae is a new species of leaf-dwelling praying mantis from Madagascar. Scientists from The Cleveland Museum of Natural History named the new species to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, for her relentless fight for gender equality.

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Rick Wherley, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

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