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Praying Mantis - at the beach! - Mantis religiosa
Copyright © 2006 Frank Santora

Praying Mantis - at the beach! - Mantis religiosa
Provincetown, Cape Cod County, Massachusetts, USA
August 22, 2006
Size: 3"
There are lots of images of parying mantis' - but I've never seen one at the beach before! This was taken at Race Point in Cape Cod. Anyone know what species this is? You can see him perched atop my truck with the ocean in the background. Is is unusual to find them at the beach? This one was flying from truck to truck up the beach.
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Contributed by Frank Santora on 2 September, 2006 - 3:37pm
Last updated 15 September, 2006 - 3:14pm

That is a male European manti
That is a male European mantis.
… RichardTrone, 13 February, 2007 - 6:53am login or register to post comments

European mantis.
I strongly suspect this is a European mantis, Mantis religiosa, and am placing on that guide page. Nice shot:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 September, 2006 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

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