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Well it sure had me fooled :mrgreen:

I just ran a google search on "Mantis Fly" and that appears to be what I have found. So I guess its not really a mantis at all?

I'm sure its a mantis because it has the large front legs that resemble those of the budwings my friend has. Its head can move independantly of its body. It has two large eyes. Each wing as a dark line along the outside edge.

It looks sort of like the abdomen of a wasp.

A good friend of mine has been taking care of 3 budwings for a project in our biology class. As I was sitting at my computer about 30 minutes ago, my cat was attempting to catch an insect crawling across my carpet. Upon further inspection, I recognized it as a mantid of some kind. It is about an...