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Mantis religiosa
At least two inches long, bright green with purple eyes and yellow edges.
Praying mantids are excellent pest control. This one was trying to get into our cabin as we were leaving! He was rubbing his head with his front arms, pretty cool to watch.
Spotted on Aug 10, 2012
Submitted on Oct 9, 2012
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Great spotting! Please consider adding this to the Marvelous Mantids of the Northeast Mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...