I found several good sites about the Mantis species, but nothing about the yellow coloration. Are any FReepers amateur entomologists? What have we got here?
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Had one up here near the front door—same color—Gold Country Butte County...
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4 posted on
10/13/2024 7:10:13 PM PDT by
DoodleBob
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5 posted on
10/13/2024 7:12:04 PM PDT by
Deaf Smith
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Did you know the Praying Mantis will kill Hummingbirds. They climb up on Hummingbird feeders, wait for a bird to come and then snatch it out of the air. Lots of videos on YouTube that will show this. It’s amazing to see. Circle of life stuff.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Brown or green, around here...coastal Oregon.
11 posted on
10/13/2024 7:47:26 PM PDT by
gundog
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Must be a Chinese mantis.........
12 posted on
10/13/2024 7:49:35 PM PDT by
Red Badger
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The Praying mantis is the coolest insect ever, i am just glad it is not as big as a horse or a cow.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Yep
I grew up in East San Jose and they were there too
And bats
15 posted on
10/13/2024 7:59:32 PM PDT by
Vendome
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How do you know it was praying; could have been observing a moment of silence!
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Saw a bright green one a couple weeks ago in central Iowa.
20 posted on
10/13/2024 8:20:54 PM PDT by
NEMDF
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Had one grt in the house the other night. The cat caught it and ate it.
21 posted on
10/13/2024 8:21:12 PM PDT by
P8riot
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
They’re chameleon, they change colors to match their background. They’re awesome at catching and eating bugs and spiders... We have lots here in SoCal.
22 posted on
10/13/2024 8:27:49 PM PDT by
Bullish
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The adult Mantis is strong, quick and sneaky,but they are usually no match for a Murder Hornet. I’ve seen videos of such encounters. Let’s just say, the Mantis didn’t have a prayer!
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Must be a female...not missing its head.
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They can shift from green to yellow and back over a couple of days.
27 posted on
10/13/2024 8:45:04 PM PDT by
Agatsu77
To: ProtectOurFreedom
"Insect Identification- Praying Mantis"
30 posted on
10/13/2024 11:03:57 PM PDT by
clearcarbon
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I found a brown mantis on a living room window the other day.
Mantises watch you. You can tell they are calculating whether they can take you down or not.
I had one land on me outside once. I almost killed it in my startled reaction. Luckily, I didn’t harm it.
31 posted on
10/13/2024 11:08:52 PM PDT by
exDemMom
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"I'll get my operatives on it immediately."
Regards,
32 posted on
10/13/2024 11:45:01 PM PDT by
alexander_busek
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Just yesterday, saw a video of a Praying Mantis (already fierce-looking) that had evolved into a hornet-looking predator.
(Moved on four legs).
33 posted on
10/14/2024 3:38:58 AM PDT by
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