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Chinese mantid

Tenodera sinensis sinensis

Description:

This mantis’ eyes change in color – they are chocolate-brown at sunset, pale tan soon after sunrise and during the day. This day they looked light green. The species was imported to North America for biological pest control around 1895. Their mostly eat other insects, although adult females can sometimes take down small vertebrate prey such as reptiles and amphibians (some have also been documented preying on hummingbirds). Like some other mantids, they are also known to be cannibalistic.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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Maria dB
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Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 17, 2013
Submitted on Aug 2, 2013

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