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Praying Mantis

Mantis religiosa

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah! This pretty mantis looks more like a Mediterranean Mantis, Iris oratoria. This one would be a female. Please take a look at the images on the link I provided and see what you think!

http://bugguide.net/node/view/71486

Since you are new here, I recommend that you take a few minutes to read through the FAQ page (if you haven't already).
http://www.projectnoah.org/faq

Additionally, this would be a nice addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1573...

pfolks
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pfolks

West Sacramento, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 29, 2014
Submitted on Oct 29, 2014

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