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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Stagmomantis » Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)
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Baby Preying Mantis - Stagmomantis carolina
Copyright © 2009 JoLynn Self

Baby Preying Mantis - Stagmomantis carolina
Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
March 14, 2003
This was a baby mantis I found. It was on the tip of my finger. Are they any smaller than this or was this one just born?
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Contributed by JoLynn Self on 19 October, 2009 - 1:53pm
Last updated 8 March, 2012 - 11:40am

Moved
Moved from Mantids.
… John Stanard, 8 March, 2012 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 21 November, 2009 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

cute pic
Reminds me of a baby walkingstick I found last year. Even some of the insect babies are cute. :)
… Andrew Williams, 19 October, 2009 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

They start smaller
This post will give you some idea: http://bugguide.net/node/view/341746#541772
… R. Berg, 19 October, 2009 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

adorable
adorable
… jbremer, 19 October, 2009 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

Dates
Please look up your dates!
See comments here http://bugguide.net/node/view/344215
… John R. Maxwell, 19 October, 2009 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

 
dates
I have added the dates.

Thank you....
… JoLynn Self, 19 October, 2009 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

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