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Climaciella brunnea
So this is what happens when a praying mantis mates with a wasp. Adults feed with their raptorial forelimbs, but larvae parsitize female spiders and their eggs.
Shrubby fence row next to a corn field
Spotted on Jul 15, 2016
Submitted on Jul 17, 2016
6 Comments
SugaoKC, I thought I knew insects as well, until I found this little guy and was thrown for a loop. Welcome to PN, hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
I thought I was pretty familiar with US insects; turns out I spot a new one the first day I join here!
Thank you ForestDragon. I didn't know what it was at first, and thought it was a mantid. When I figured it out, I didn't think to remove it.
A fascinating creature!
Beautiful series of this cool Lacewing relative. I removed this from the Mantid mission since it is not a mantis. :-)
Just Amazing!