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Praying Mantis

Sphodromantis viridis

Photo by sleighgreen
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34.1934, -81.7222

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Description:

Male and female spotted right before mating. Considering my five year old was present, we weren't going to observe long enough to witness the female's cannibal behavior afterwards.

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