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Tenodera sinensis
Canal/deciduous habitat.
It's been awhile since I posted a spotting. Life certainly gets in the way sometimes. Anyway, while biking today, I noticed that the wooly bear caterpillars (Pyrrharctia isabella) were out everywhere on the canal path. After a bit, I spotted this lovely mantis feeding on an unfortunate individual. I felt bad for the wooly bear, as it was struggling, but the mantis had it locked in an iron grip.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2013
Submitted on Oct 20, 2013
6 Comments
Thanks again for the kind words kdpicturemaker! I had to laugh at the first one, because it was as if it were daring me take its food away:)
Great series. Its eyes were on you the whole time!
Thanks Aaron, and sorry for the delayed thanks. That's exactly what the mantis did to that poor caterpillar. Amazing to see how they do it up close!
Wow! Super spotting, Bill. It looks like it de-gloved the caterpillar in the 4th image.
Thanks ForestDragon! This is one of my recent favorites. I love how it was daring me to try to take its food in the first one:)
Amazing series!