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European mantis

Mantis religiosa

Photo by sunnyjosef
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 6cm long. Bright green color. Slow moving.

Habitat:

Spotted outside on a wall at night.

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Comments (4)
sunnyjosef
Thank you Ava... I also had a good time seeing her clean herself :-)
Ava T-B
I love the 2nd picture where she's cleaning her leg!

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PublishedDecember 22, 2015

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