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Praying Mantis nymph

Mantis religiosa

Habitat:

Prey mantis are very rare insect You should never kill one they are very interesting.

1 Species ID Suggestions

European Mantis, nymph
Mantis religiosa Species Mantis religiosa - European Mantis - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

Kalen
Kalen 3 years ago

Praying mantises are actually more common than we think. The reason why they are hard to find because their camouflage. They still need to be respected and never killed.

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

actually, praying mantises aren't rare. a few species are, i suppose.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

This would be a nice addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the North East mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Hi EJ, what a cool mantis!
I see you have entered it for a few missions but we have had to remove it from Captive Animals (this is for zoo animals), Signs of Wildlife (signs like nests, webs & so on not the animal itself) & International Spider Survey. I hope you understand.

EJ
Spotted by
EJ

Westhampton Beach, New York, United States

Spotted on Jul 24, 2011
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012

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