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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Mantinae » Tenodera » Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)
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Mantid - Tenodera sinensis - male
Copyright © 2004 Troy Bartlett

Mantid - Tenodera sinensis - Male
Duluth, Georgia, USA
September 8, 2003
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:19pm
Last updated 22 April, 2018 - 11:41pm

Moved
Moved from Tenodera.
… metrioptera, 22 April, 2018 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

Tenodera sinensis
Tenodera sinensis, male

“Praying Mantises of the United States and Canada”
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Praying-Mantises-of-the-United-States-and-Canada
… Kris Anderson, 22 April, 2018 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

No they aren't venomous and t
No they aren't venomous and they aren't endangered and yes it is a male because they are slightly smaller and less built than the females =]
… Ryanthebuglover, 31 July, 2008 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Endangered?
I've heard that the praying mantis is endangered? Is that true?
… Jake M., 15 November, 2007 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

are they bad
i live in georgia and see buggs looking like them all the time i was wondering if they were poisionous or venimous or any way harmful to humans...im not sure if it was this perticular kind but it looks like it are any of the other bugs that look like this hurtful??
… Tifani, 10 October, 2007 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

This is a male.
This is a male.
… RichardTrone, 14 October, 2006 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

 
indeed.
indeed.
… Ryan T. Minard, 22 June, 2011 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

 
what tells you that this is a
what tells you that this is a male?
… mcphatty, 10 October, 2007 - 11:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Differentiating Mantid Genders
For the most part, abdominal girth is a reasonable indication of a mantid's sex. However, you'll find this isn't entirely foolproof being that recently fed males can appear rather feminine in spread.
… Mature4evr, 15 September, 2010 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

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