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Carolina Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Photo by MurrayDaniels
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Field Notes

Notes:

I found this lady on my front porch, she's nearly bursting with babies. Taken with my Polaroid i835 digital camera.

Species ID Suggestions

Carolina Mantis, female

Stagmomantis carolina

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ForestDragon
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Comments (2)
MurrayDaniels
@ForestDragon - I see what you mean. Thanks for the info. I'll switch her over to a Carolina asap.
ForestDragon
Murray, she's beautiful! Nice spotting. What's even better is that she's a native species, a Carolina Mantis! You can see how her wings don't completely cover her abdomen and she has those black spots on the wings. Here is one that looks just like her: http://bugguide.net/node/view/720514/bgimage
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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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