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Praying Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Photo by amanda.carr
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About four inches long

Habitat:

Hay Field

Notes:

I found this one while digging up potatos, so im not quite sure if it was in the potatos or in the Hay field.

Species ID Suggestions

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Reference Link
ForestDragon
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Comments (1)
ForestDragon
This smaller mantis is an introduced species. You can see more detailed images in the link provided above. This could be added to the Marvelous Mantids of the World mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2014

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