Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

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Photo by KarenL

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Field Notes

Description:

Carolina mantis eating sachem butterfly (Atalopedes campestris)

Habitat:

Garden

Reference Links:

Carolina mantis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (27)

KarenL

It certainly is Dan - & spotted exactly a year ago yesterday! Coincidentally, I spotted my first adult mantis of the year yesterday, which I will post shortly.

Dan Doucette

The one that started it all! Great series Karen! Now I know there is more than one spotting with a mantis eating a butterfly.

KarenL

Thank you Carol! Who can believe that was less than a year ago!

Carol Snow Milne

WOW! Your first spot uploaded and so so amazing!

KarenL

Thank you Antonio! This is still one of my favorites especially as it was the spotting that led me to Project Noah!

AntónioGinjaGinja

i have the same wish as Goody i'am seiing my friends first's spottings, to remember the begining :) you began very well :)congratulations your spotting page is awesome Karen

KarenL

Yep, it all began with this little guy! I posted him on Facebook & got some horrified comments from some of my friends & then stumbled upon the Project Noah site the same day - the rest as they say is history!

Aaron_G

I wanted to go way back in your album and see where it all began. ;-)

KarenL

Thank you Viv & md! This was my first ever spotting on Project Noah but still one of my favorites!

VivBraznell

Great series Karen!

mdwildlife

wow! very cool shot. Nicely captured

achmmad

You're welcome! :) keep up good work!

KarenL

Thank you so much for all your kind comments Achmmad!

achmmad

Great capture! And also love all of your spotting. :) Thanks for sharing ...

KarenL

Thanks Carol!

Carol Snow Milne

WOW! Excellent series!

KarenL

Thanks Ismael!

KarenL

Yes it took about 20 minutes to consume this lunch - it was fascinating to watch though the sound effects were a little gruesome!

Ismael Chaves

Awesome!

Arun

Heavy lunch .. nice capture !!!

KarenL

Thanks martini!

MartinL

Action shots are the best. Well done.

KarenL

Thanks Harsha! We have a lot of mantids round here & I regularly find them with the remnants of a meal but this time I was lucky enough to witness the 'kill' & it hung around long enough for me to grab my camera & get a few shots.

Harsha Singh

Carolina...here is your namesake. haha..nice spotting by the way. Never saw a mantis feeding before.

KarenL

Thanks!

Ashish

Got nice action..!!

Yasser

Wow! Great series!