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Brown Mantid - Mantis religiosa
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Schimming

Brown Mantid - Mantis religiosa
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
September 30, 2006
Anyone know where I can find a list of MT mantids?
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 26 October, 2006 - 8:11am
Last updated 26 October, 2006 - 10:31pm

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Moved from Mantids.
… Lynette Schimming, 26 October, 2006 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

European mantis.
This sure looks like a European mantis, a species that has been widely introduced in the western U.S. If it had black 'armpits' on the forelegs, that is definitely what this is.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 October, 2006 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

 
It does
have black armpits. Thanks.
… Lynette Schimming, 26 October, 2006 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

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