Hummers...Mantis...10-29-09 006_edited by littlebear_elder, on Flickr
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Hummers...Mantis...10-29-09 003_edited by littlebear_elder, on Flickr
Preying Mantis
Started by Bird Brain, Aug 01 2012 06:19 PM
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Posted 01 August 2012 - 06:19 PM
Hummers...Mantis...10-29-09 006_edited by littlebear_elder, on Flickr
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Hummers...Mantis...10-29-09 003_edited by littlebear_elder, on Flickr
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 08:03 PM
Either a European or a Chinese Mantis, I'd lean towards European based on size.
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Posted 04 September 2012 - 10:53 PM
The wings only reach partway down the abdomen, so most likely California Mantis (there are a couple of other possibilties in that area, I gather, but they're probably not distinguishable from photos).
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Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:32 PM
I see, I'm really new at this whole bug ID, man can it be tricky.
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