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why do their eyes change color? - Mantis religiosa
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why do their eyes change color? - Mantis religiosa
Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
August 11, 2009
Size: 1 3/4 in.
I am keeping a praying mantis, and I find that at night, its eyes turn dark. So one day I took it out of the enclosure while I saw this and photographed it. Any reason why this happens?

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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 13 August, 2009 - 10:19am

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