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Mantis religiosa
Wonderful photo! I feel pretty confident that this is a Chinese Mantid. They are quite prevalent on Long Island (I live here too). Here is one that looks like yours:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/581732
Please consider adding this wonderful spotting to the Marvelous Mantids of the North East mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...
Thanks!
Spotted on Sep 21, 2011
Submitted on Sep 22, 2011
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