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Stagmomantis californica
This guy hung out on the lantana in the front yard while I trimmed it. She was my gardening buddy for a few days before Halloween, and let me handle her a bit when he got stuck in old cobwebs on the front door. Updated sex of Mantis based off comments :)
neighborhood garden
Spotted on Oct 26, 2013
Submitted on Nov 20, 2013
2 Comments
Awesome! I can update with that info :)
kajykay, great picture! This is actually an adult female! You can tell because of the shorter wings and the wider abdomen.