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Mating European Mantids - Mantis religiosa - male - female
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Mating European Mantids - Mantis religiosa - Male Female
Kennebunk Dump, York County, Maine, USA
August 31, 2010

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Mantis religiosa - female Mating European Mantids - Mantis religiosa - male - female
Contributed by metrioptera on 4 September, 2010 - 9:09am
Last updated 6 February, 2014 - 4:38pm

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Mr. Woo,
I am a graduate student at The Ohio State University and am giving my first extension talk next week on mantids to a group of Master Gardeners and would like to use your photo. Thank you for your time.
Travis Calkins
… tcalkins12, 6 May, 2014 - 1:37pm

Wow were you ever lucky!
When I was a kid there were (unknown to me what kind)many mantids in Toronto parks. I unfortunately had not a camera. 35 years passed before I saw one again, and that was about 3 yrs ago at Fairbank Lake in Ontario. Have not seen a one since.
… Ilze V-G., 23 June, 2011 - 11:36am

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