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Praying Mantis

Tenodera sp.

Photo by rydenc17
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a praying mantis

Habitat:

Suburban back yard

Notes:

I've narrowed it down to the Tenodera genus, but any help on identifying the species would be appreciated.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
rydenc17
Thank you! I'm doing some research to find out which species of mantis this is, but apparently there are more than 1800 different species of mantids in the world.
ForestDragon
This is a species of mantis indeed. It looks like a nymph (not fully grown), most likely from genus Tenodera. Here is a link that might help: http://bugguide.net/node/view/386/bgpage This would be a good addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247

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Marvelous Mantids of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Bugs of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Toronto
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Midwest Arthropod Study

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PublishedJuly 11, 2014

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