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Praying Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Notes:

Is this a juvenile, perhaps? I have seen some young ones in my yard look almost pink.



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1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon a month ago

Hi Gretel, what you have here looks like an adult Chinese Mantid. Mantid nymphs of all species don't have wings or only have wing buds. This one has fully grown wings. Hope this helps.

I would love to see this added to the Marvelous Mantids of the North East mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Lat: 40.06, Long: -75.20

Spotted on Apr 11, 2012
Submitted on Apr 11, 2012

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