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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Liturgusidae » Gonatista » Grizzled Mantid (Gonatista grisea)
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___praying mantis - Gonatista grisea - female
Copyright © 2011 Karen Anthonisen Finch

___praying mantis - Gonatista grisea - Female
Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida, USA
December 13, 2011
Size: >3 inches
It seems I come across these in the shade (not the best for my make of camera).
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Contributed by Karen Anthonisen Finch on 15 December, 2011 - 8:35am
Last updated 5 October, 2012 - 8:42am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 December, 2011 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

Probably
Gonatista grisea .
… metrioptera, 15 December, 2011 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

 
An excellent find!
...
… Jonas Insinga, 15 December, 2011 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

 
It's funny...
I was on a bird walk and a guy leaned against a tree to steady his camera for a bird in the distance. Inches from his hand I saw a large and long-legged critter slowly creeping away. Thinking it was a spider (!) I drew it to his attention. It was a cryptic praying mantis, in none too much of a hurry. (I'm guessing it's part of how it survives, by not making sudden movements.)
… Karen Anthonisen Finch, 15 December, 2011 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

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