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Preying MantisWeird bug in backyard
September 9, 2009
Bugman, this bug flipped out my 9-yr-old daughter because it was right next to the door handle of our backdoor. First photo shows door lock for perspective, second is enlarged closeup.
So … what’s that bug?
Curious Dad
La Crescenta, Calif
Immature Preying Mantis
Dear Curious Dad,
The immature Preying Mantis in your photo is a harmless beneficial predator. We are uncertain of the exact species, but it looks to be a native species and not an introduced species.
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Comments 1
This mantis is a native species. I’m confident it is an immature stagmomantis limbata. They origanate from Arizona.
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