Praying Mantid ID

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Hi,

My nephew's teacher apparently ordered a stick insect for his class but was sent a praying mantis instead. Long story short it's ended up with me to live its life. I'm pretty read up on care, but could anyone actually ID the species? Happy to take better pics if needed. It's about 4cm long.
 

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Giant Rainforest Mantid (Hierodula Majuscula). Will get to around 10 cm and are voracious eaters.
 
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