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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)
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Preying Mantis species - Stagmomantis carolina - male
Copyright © 2011 Elin Pierce

Preying Mantis species - Stagmomantis carolina - Male
Shelby Forest, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
September 2, 2011
Size: 3 inches
I find these preying mantis' around the house or in the garden (next to dense hardwood forest) every now and then. They are not too numerous, and hunt during the day; fly rather clumsily, and reluctantly. There seems to be several kinds - some greenish, and some brownish. What species is this?
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Contributed by Elin Pierce on 4 October, 2011 - 1:32pm
Last updated 30 October, 2011 - 1:49pm

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… v belov, 30 October, 2011 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Stagmomantis carolina
This one is a male.
… John Stanard, 4 October, 2011 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Very Cool
Thank your for that ID -- it's great to know what one has as "house pets"!
… Elin Pierce, 5 October, 2011 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

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