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Extremely small mantid. Approx .5 inches in ...
My uncle gave me a praying mantis pod he found. This morning it hatched into ...
Looks as if already hatched, mother seen close by, maybe 35 mm long
Brown mantis egg case in North Carolina.
A beautiful egg case that seemed to be quite new.
These mantids are pale green to brownish ...
Head and thorax almost as long as the body. Antennae about half as long as ...
Head and thorax almost as long as the body. Antennae about half as long as ...
Head and thorax almost as long as the body. Antennae about half as long as ...
Head and thorax almost as long as the body. Antennae about half as long as ...
Head and thorax almost as long as the body. Antennae about half as long as ...
Female Carolina Mantis just hanging around ...
Head and thorax almost as long as the body. Antennae about half as long as ...
Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to
Head and thorax almost as long as the body. Antennae about half as long as ...
These two structures are very similar to one I found last year and for which I ...
was a mantid egg case, but a BugGuide ...
on hummingbirds). Like some other mantids, ...
Green, long, and had what appeared to be wings
Found this along a path. Any ideas what kind of a nest it is? I had a praying ...
A fascinating insect. So charismatic and photogenic. I think this is a female.
Phylum, Arthropoda; Class, Insecta; Order, Mantodea
