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Roadside wooded hills
Family: Mantidae
Praying mantis found in the backyard
Green in color. Adult male. About two inches in length.
Female Praying Mantis eating a wasp.
Found under street light after midnight local time (EST).
Different to the other mantis' I've photographed. This one was a very bright ...
Approximately 2 inch, brownish and tan
This praying mantis was newly emerged from its old skin (See last photo). ...
Both tan and green and very long....about 4 1/2 inches.
Different to my other mantis spottings, this fellar was very bright green, not ...
At least two inches long, bright green with purple eyes and yellow edges.
Second photo I had been workng in the garden and turned to find the
Not sure of the specie. I was told that the European
most European mantids are green in ...
Three distinct body regions: head, thorax (where the legs and wings are ...
Spotting #800! Smaller green mantis with purple femora on two pair of hind ...
Insect, typical green color, 4 walking legs and 2 "praying" arms, two wings, ...
"Although a carnivore and an impressive predator, this mantis is completely ...