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Chinese Mantis nymph

Tenodera sinensis

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Field Notes

Description:

a baby praying mantis?

Habitat:

hanging out on our pool.

Notes:

literally walked the whole perimeter of our 12' x 30" pool.

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Comments (4)
G.E.M. Academy
Thank you Doreen! :) Maria, We left it alone afterwards, hoping it would stay in our yard for a while. We get many different kinds of mantis' in our yard. :) Thank you ForestDragon! Yeah, sure I will join the mission. :)
ForestDragon
Yes! It looks like a Chinese Mantis nymph (Tenodera sinensis). http://bugguide.net/node/view/876324 This would be a perfect addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
Maria dB
Nice spotting and interesting that you watched it walk so far. Where did it go afterwards?

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PublishedJuly 9, 2014

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