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Mantis religiosa
Medium sized mantid, green with red markings and a large black spot between the front legs
Grassy refuge area Introduced in 1899 via nursery stock and now sold as pest control, even in places where they cannot overwinter
Today was mantis day for me. This one (except for climbing on my camera and totally confusing me when half of him disappeared) wanted nothing to do with me
Thank you! And while I didn't see the inside legs on this one, the next one I encountered had identical markings and the black spot clearly visible. I posted those as separate spottings
Even though the insides of the front legs are not visible, I don't think there are any other mantids with that coloration.
Here is one that looks like yours:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/700582/bgi...
Spotted on Sep 27, 2012
Submitted on Sep 28, 2012
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