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European Mantis nymph

Mantis religiosa

Photo by RachelSorin
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

European Mantis nymph

Mantis religiosa

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ForestDragon
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ForestDragon
Great find, Rachel! I am pretty sure I can see the spot on the inside of the front leg in the third picture which is what tells me that this is Mantis religiosa. The spot is distinctive for this species. These are two ways the spot can appear: http://bugguide.net/node/view/341867 http://bugguide.net/node/view/323166
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PublishedJuly 25, 2013

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