California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Sep 28, 2007

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deejay9 (susie) Hastings, MI(Zone 5a) Sep 29, 2007

HI
JUST WANTED TO ADD MY PHOTO OF WHAT LOOKS LIKES YOUR CALIFORNIA MANTIS
HERE IN MY MICHIGAN FLOWERBED , COULD THIS BE ?????

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Sep 29, 2007

yours has a very different mantle on the back... my guess is that is not one. There are about 10 species of mantis. probably one of the others.

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deejay9 (susie) Hastings, MI(Zone 5a) Sep 30, 2007

ty will try looking it up again .
susie

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suewylan North Fork, CA(Zone 7b) Aug 30, 2010

Joke: the female praying mantis turns to the male and says, " after sex but before I kill you I'll need help with some shelves...."

Bugs guys have studied why in the world this would happen in the bug world...not too good for evolution. They found the it mostly happens in captivity, meaning, in the laboratory, but it's interesting that you have found it happening in the wild also, palmbob.

Nice photo, ....hee, hee.

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