Chinese Mantis

Posted by Scott (Allentown, United States) on 4 September 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

I was out doing some hiking, when I noticed this sitting on a bench. I was about to sit down when I saw it. One of about 2000 species of mantids, this one is not native to the US. It was introduced in the late 1800's as natural pest control, because it eats other insects.

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