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Chinese Mantis

Tenodera sinensis

Photo by beaker98
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41.4781, -90.1573

Field Notes

Habitat:

Open prairie on a milkweed plant.

Notes:

I found this one just as it finished a meal. On the leaf below, you could see the left-over bits and pieces of the beetle it just ate. It looks quite content to me:)

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Comments (2)
beaker98
Thanks Stephanie! She was pretty good sized.

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PublishedAugust 27, 2014

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