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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Liturgusidae » Gonatista » Grizzled Mantid (Gonatista grisea)
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Female Grizzled Mantis - Gonatista grisea - female
Copyright © 2005 Rick Cowen

Female Grizzled Mantis - Gonatista grisea - Female
Lk. Wales, Polk County, Florida, USA
October 29, 2005
Size: 6 inches.
Bugeric Identified it for me and asked me to post this photo here, I am very grateful.

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Female Grizzled Mantis - Gonatista grisea - female Female Grizzled Mantis - Gonatista grisea - female Female Grizzled Mantis - Gonatista grisea - female
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Contributed by Rick Cowen on 2 November, 2005 - 10:10pm

what a cool insect!
While living in FL one of the things that I hated were all the "bugs" and the size some of them reach. Now, many years later, being a citizen scientist and amateur entomologist (lol!) I am so fascinated with the diversity! I live in NH so it is more limiting, but we do have things like snow fleas!

Anyway, great photo and background!
… Bonnie Caruthers, 3 November, 2005 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
Snow fleas ?
Where in nh ? I grew up in the Portsmouth area . I never heard of a snow flea . Any pics ?
… Mikejgjr, 30 December, 2014 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
grizzled mantis
thanks for the kind words. I too love the diversity of the bugs around here. some do get very big, I had a Cicada knock my hat off the other day. I was shocked.
… Rick Cowen, 3 November, 2005 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

Wow,
I never knew these got that big. Nice image.
… Machele White, 3 November, 2005 - 4:20am login or register to post comments

 
grizzled mantis
Thanks for the kind words, I was amazed it was as big as it was myself.
… Rick Cowen, 3 November, 2005 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

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