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Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Photo by brandonjc13
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Field Notes

Description:

I found this little guy under a 4x6 piece of wood, and he wanted to get away, but he thankfully stayed still enough for me to snap a picture or two. He's a green leaf color, and about an inch long, maybe a millimeter or two wide, if you just count the body. I couldn't tell if this was a male or female.

Habitat:

This little mantis was praying under a 4x6 piece of scrap wood, or next to it, when we found it. The soil there was a little damp, but not damp enough to feel on your fingers afterward.

Reference Links:

Immature Male - Stagmomantis carolina - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
brandonjc13
Thank you ForestDragon, I changed the name as you suggested. It would make sense that this is a Carolina Mantis. And I'm not sure how many of these I will find, but thanks for the suggestion.
ForestDragon
Hi brandonjc13, great find! This is a mantis nymph (not fully grown). Looking at the shape of the body and the color, I think this is a different species than Mantis religiosa. This looks more like a native species to me. I am not sure which species this is. It may be a male Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). Here is the BugGuide page to the different Mantid families for North America. Hope it helps! http://bugguide.net/node/view/342391/bgpage Please consider adding this to the global Mantid mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15738247

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Bluffton S.O.I.L. Project
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PublishedOctober 10, 2014

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