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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)
Photo#1925
Copyright © 2004
Troy Bartlett
Mantid -
Tenodera sinensis
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Duluth, Georgia, USA
September 8, 2003
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 16 February, 2004 - 1:19pm
Last updated 22 April, 2018 - 11:41pm
Moved
Moved from
Tenodera
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metrioptera
, 22 April, 2018 - 11:41pm
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
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Kris Anderson
, 22 April, 2018 - 12:09pm
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 =]
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Ryanthebuglover
, 31 July, 2008 - 7:18pm
Endangered?
I've heard that the praying mantis is endangered? Is that true?
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Jake M.
, 15 November, 2007 - 11:03pm
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??
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Tifani
, 10 October, 2007 - 11:54pm
This is a male.
This is a male.
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RichardTrone
, 14 October, 2006 - 2:36pm
indeed.
indeed.
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Ryan T. Minard
, 22 June, 2011 - 12:22pm
what tells you that this is a
what tells you that this is a male?
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mcphatty
, 10 October, 2007 - 11:42pm
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.
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Mature4evr
, 15 September, 2010 - 10:28pm