European* Mantid

[spawn]

Just a couple shots of a mantid I caught here in Western NY last year. Was a female and laid two ooths for me. I used to keep in the tank with my Red Eyed Tree Frogs.

After eating a cricket.

Mating with one of two boyfriends, who she then killed, haha. She's also eating a moth while mating, which I thought was interesting.

 

[Asa]

Nice!

 

[Rick]

That's not a chinese mantis. That's a european mantis.

 

[robo mantis]

Yes Rick is right Europeans have the black mark on the insides of their claws.

 

[jmac27]

That's not a chinese mantis. That's a european mantis.

Was gonna say the same thing until I saw Rick already posted it.

 

[spawn]

Good catch.