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European mantis

Mantis religiosa

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

This light brown mantis has large triangular head with large compound eyes.

Habitat:

Spotted on a cottonwood tree limb waiting for a meal to come by.

Reference Links:

European mantis - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Brian38
Thanks for bringing that mission to my attention ForestDragon.
ForestDragon
Please consider adding this spotting to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247

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PublishedOctober 1, 2017

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