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Carolina Mantid and Prey - Stagmomantis carolina
Copyright © 2003 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Carolina Mantid and Prey - Stagmomantis carolina
Eastern, Oklahoma, USA
November 19, 2003
Stagmomantis carolina.
I counted 4 young mantids in my honeysuckle, no telling how many there really are. This one caught a bug and was feeling all over it with its mouth parts untill it settled on its head to eat first.
Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 20 November, 2004 - 3:24pm
Last updated 21 November, 2004 - 9:16pm

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