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Carolina mantis (sub-adult)

Stagmomantis carolina

Description:

1 1/4" long sub adult (probably final instar) carolina mantis, spotted exactly a year to the day I made my first Project Noah spotting - of a Carolina mantis eating a butterfly! http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/708...

Habitat:

Semi rural


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3 Comments

nexttogone
nexttogone 10 months ago

Nice pose!

KarenL
KarenL 10 months ago

It's bent down behind it's head in the first photo Bill, you can see both in the last photo though!

williefromwi
williefromwi 10 months ago

where is its other antenna? nice close up Karen

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Lat: 35.92, Long: -86.85

Spotted on Aug 13, 2012
Submitted on Aug 14, 2012

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