charleyandbecky
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My little girl went out last night right at dusk and look what she found!
Rebecca
ps--hard to tell from the photos but this mantid is a little over 2 inches long.
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Look what my little girl found!
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My little girl went out last night right at dusk and look what she found!
Rebecca
ps--hard to tell from the photos but this mantid is a little over 2 inches long.
charleyandbecky
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Thanks, Rick! I thought so, but I wasn't sure. It is the only green adult Carolina I have ever seen around here. Every one of my others are brown females. I sure wish I could find a male Carolina soon.
Rebecca
Rebecca
Good for her!!! 
They come in a few colors. I do find more of everything but green but I found a few green ones this year. She is most likely mated. Males tend to gather near lights at night.
PhilinYuma
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O.K., I'm confused. I thought that your daughter had found a red cricket keeper in a dumpster, somewhere. Are you saying that she found an adult female mantis and actually carried it in her hands?. Weren't you afraid that it might bite or sting her?
charleyandbecky
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Actually, she ran inside and got that critter keeper and her older brother. I keep that keeper right by the door in case any of them see a mantis outside. My oldest is 14, so the little one had help catching it. She was so proud, though. This was her third "find" of the season. She just has an eye for them.
Rebecca
Like mama, like daughter :lol:
