Gladiators, also called heelwalkers, are wingless, carnivorous insects of the order Mantophasmatodea, first described as a distinct living order in 2002 after related fossils had long been known, making them one of the most recently recognized insect orders. Found only in parts of southern Africa, they get the name heelwalker from a distinctive habit of walking with the tips of their legs raised off the ground, and they are predators of smaller arthropods.
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System (Realm) Identification
Distinguishing Appearanceis the largest known species of gladiator, measuring up to 32 mm (1.3 in) in length 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific NameTyrannophasma gladiator 1 Connections
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1. Tyrannophasma - Wikipedia
Introduction
It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species Tyrannophasma gladiator, which is endemic to the Brandberg Massif of central Namibia
Introduction [distinguishing-appearance]
is the largest known species of gladiator, measuring up to 32 mm (1.3 in) in length
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Gladiator
- Wikidata Q18523221, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Insecta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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