Mantid body, but not a mantis? D: Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA July 6, 2012 Size: 1/2 inch
Found this guy in the grass in my front yard while setting up a yard sale (he stuck out quite a bit!) and was quite taken with him. During the yard sale I've been asking people who come through, and no one's been able to tell me what he is. I've been searching online like crazy.
His body shape seems mantid-like, but his eyes and head are different, and his front legs aren't jagged or claw-like, just grippy for climbing around on things. He folds his front legs in half when he's resting. He /may/ have a proboscis. I don't see jaws, but he seems to have a small, lighter colored straight piece folded under his mouth area. He has long, segmented antennae, and is very graceful with his movements. He's pretty docile, he walked on my hand for a while, I have him in an open glass dish with grass, dead leaves (which he blends in with very well) and several flowers that were nearby him at the time, as wells as a couple tiny ants, because I have no idea what he eats, and figured he was headed for something close.
I do still have him in the glass, he's moving around a bit, but doesn't seem too upset about the situation. If he appears frantic or is trying to climb the sides I will release him, I mean him no harm, he's just snazzy! Either way, I will release him before it gets dark tonight. :]
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