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European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

feeds primarily on other insects, though adult females in particular sometimes catches small vertebrates

Habitat:

temperate meadow

Notes:

I spotted this mantis in my favourite meadow in Short Hills provincial park. It was the only mantis I spotted this season.

Reference Links:

Chinese mantis

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Comments (4)
Adarsha B S
Love second picture :) :) Nice series Dan!
Dan Doucette
Done. Forgot about that one when I was adding missions.
ForestDragon
Nice to see this fellow from another angle! He would be an excellent addition to the Marvelous Mantids of the North East mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247

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PublishedOctober 27, 2013

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