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Chinese Mantis - Tenodera
Copyright © 2007 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Chinese Mantis - Tenodera
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 3 inches approx
This mantis is in my house-I'm surprised it has lived this long! It hatched in July but didn't reach maturity until late October.
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 2 February, 2007 - 1:17pm
Last updated 4 February, 2007 - 12:46pm

Please leave the date off of in-captivity images
I'm assuming a Chinese Mantis would be very unusual outdoors in your area this time of year- but that's the impression one would get from looking at the Data tab for the species.

You can always document the date in the Comments section where the automated mapping won't see it.
… Chuck Entz, 3 February, 2007 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh okay I see what you mean.
Oh okay I see what you mean. Sorry I just thought the date of the photo was what was needed. (and yes it would be unusual to find one outdoors right now)

I don't know what automated mapping is, sorry if messed that up.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 4 February, 2007 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Automated mapping
Click on the Data tab, and you'll see what I'm talking about. There's an automatic program that gathers values from the date and state fields and uses it draw a map and a graph when you click the Data tab.
… Chuck Entz, 4 February, 2007 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh Thanks ^__^ I wonder how
Oh Thanks ^__^ I wondered how you guys knew all that.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 4 February, 2007 - 10:23pm login or register to post comments

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