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I was just going by the way the ooth looked since I never have seen a Carolina. Sick pictures though, she's definitely Tenodera augustipennis. Another question - She has a black spot on her left wrist (not sure what the insect term is). She doesn't really bend it or use it to catch/hold prey...

I made my first post a little bit ago about a mantis I found outside. I thought it was the Carolina mantis but I recently noticed an orange spot between her arms. I looked this up and found that it may the Tenodera angustipennis. It said how Chinese mantis have red between the arms, and its...

New to using this forum, so I'm not sure if there's somewhere else I should be asking this, but do Carolina Mantids need a period of diapause in the winter? Are there any other special needs I should be aware of? I found an adult female outside and she has given me 2 ooths, though one is very...