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Praying mantis

Photo by Stephen H.
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ForestDragon
Hi Stephan, this looks like a male mantis from genus Stagmomantis. There are a couple in that genus found in your area, so it may not be possible to get a species. Here is a link: http://bugguide.net/node/view/4820/bgpage Please consider adding this to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247

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