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Preying Mantis - Mantis religiosa
Copyright © 2005 Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur

Preying Mantis - Mantis religiosa
Exeter, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
August 25, 2005
Taken in Arcadia State Park, Exeter, RI
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Contributed by Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur on 6 June, 2006 - 3:10am
Last updated 14 October, 2006 - 3:17pm

Moved
Moved from Tenodera.
… Michelle Lynn St.Sauveur, 14 October, 2006 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

Not tenodera. This is an euro
Not tenodera. This is an european mantis.
… RickNC, 14 October, 2006 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

Preying Mntis
This is definitely Mantis religiosa, an adult male.
… Paul Krombholz, 30 July, 2006 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

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