need help in identification,
Hai,
I am Dr.Shyam kumar from Dharwad in Karnataka, Today i saw this Gorgeous Mantis crossing the road in the Karnatak University campus, in Dharwad. and couldnt resist capturing it into my camera, and my curiosity to identify it has driven me to you, well after searching your site, this praying mantis is very similar to the Gongylus gonglylodes described in your website and which was reported from chennai in inda, and after reading the description i was thinking wether if this is a female of Gongylus gonglylodes, please help me out to clear my doubt, and write back to me. please find enclosed the pictures for your reference you guys are doing great work
Dr.V. Shyam kumar
Dear Dr. V.,
We agree that this is Gongylus gongylodes, though your spelling is incorrect. Commonly called the Wandering Violin Mantis, or sometimes Wondering Violin Mantis, it is found in Southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also called the Indian Rose Mantis. Your photos are positively stunning.
Comment: (12/19/2007) Wandering Violin Mantis from India
Hi Dan and Lisa,
I just wanted to say HOLY FREAKING WOW, MAN! Nice shot! And Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both!
Joanne
Darien, IL
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Posted 16 December 2007
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Need Help Identifying This Insect.
Hello Bugman,
I think your site is neat, although i have to admit that i have a slight fear of insects, your site allows me to look at them within the safety of my computer screen. Heres a quick picture of one i found near the front door of our house that intrigued me. My initial thought was praying mantis, but i could not find a kind that matched exactly to the one i found, so im hoping you can help me out. Thanks,
Brian, Southern Florida.
Hi Brian,
This is a Grizzled Mantis, Gonatista grisea, so your identification was correct. They are harmless.
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Posted 07 December 2007
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Grizzled Mantis
Check out the Camouflage on this grizzled mantis found on a loblolly pine in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. Didn’t know what kind of Mantid it was till I searched you site, thanks. Feel Free to post.
Ron Chicone, Jr.
Columbia, SC
Hi Ron,
The big question on our minds is “However did you manage to spot that Grizzled Mantis on that tree?”
Yea, I was surprised to see the bark move and quickly run to the opposite side of the tree when I started to tie some flagging for a wetland delineation. I didn’t know we had such a unique mantid native to SC. Thanks for your site.
Ron
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Posted 19 November 2007
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Mantis Egg Sac?
Hello,
I found your website by accident last year. I have used it many times to identify bugs in my perennial beds. It has become a great source of knowledge for me. I wanted to send you a picture that we took of what I believe is a preying mantis egg case. During the past few years, I have found more and more preying mantises on my plants. When I was cleaning up my landscaping and front porch this fall, I found this item on the front brick of my house. I remember see something similar on your website. However, I just wanted to get some type of confirmation from your team of experts. Thanks,
Patti Dussold
Florissant, MO
Hi Patti,
You are correct. This is a Mantis Oothica. The hardened foam acts as an insulation against the inclement weather of winter and young mantids will hatch in the spring.
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Posted 18 November 2007
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Desert Mantis from Israel
Hi Bug People!
I saw this little guy on a hike to the Negev desert, in southern Israel on November 2 nd . It’s a desert mantis, Eremiaphila brunneri and it was just dumb luck I even saw it. The camouflage is so perfect that you wouldn’t see it from a foot away if it stays still. Lucky for me this one moved… Feel free to post this pic on your amazing site!
Ben
Hi Ben,
A quick web search did not reveal much information that might be of interest to our readership, but we did locate a photo. Another site indicated that it is a pebble mimic and is not suitable for captivity.
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Posted 07 November 2007
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Hello, my friend found this strange looking bug in her lawn. She jingled her car keys next to it and it proceeded to do what it is doing in the picture. Arms and wings out, with what looks to be teeth bared. To me it looks like some kind of praying mantis but we just can’t figure it out. Can you help? It looks like something out of a movie!
Bethany
Hi Bethany,
What a marvelous image of a Preying Mantis assuming its “Threat Posture”.
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Posted 02 November 2007
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thought you might enjoy this image
i took it the other day next to my front door. feel free if you’d like to use it.
this one is from my nursery about a month ago. my camera battery died before they finished which is a real shame, because she turned on him and ate him.
pete veilleux
oakland , ca
Hi Pete,
We love both of your photos. The disobedient Preying Mantis and the “No Hunting” sign is exactly the type of image that we would include in a future calendar if we ever manage to produce another. Your mating Mantid image is also quite stunning, especially in light of the information you provided.
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Posted 20 October 2007
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What’s this bug?? Some type of Preying Mantis
Hallo there.
I stay in Tzaneen, South Africa. I found this Praying Mantis on the flowers of a Duranta shrub. Looks like it might be the African Mantis. Any comments would be appreciated. Regards
Johan van Eeden
Hi Johan,
This is indeed a Preying Mantis, a Spiny Flower Mantis, Pseudocreobotra ocellata or Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii.
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Posted 26 September 2007
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Preying Mantis Threesome
Hi Bugman!
I just stumbled across your fantastic website while searching for pictures of a Mantis Threesome. No, I’m not a pervert! I just found these guys “doing it” at my kitchen window and since I’ve never seen Mantis Lovin’ before, I wanted to see how common it was for two males to be attempting to mate with one female. At one point while taking pictures, I’m quite sure she said, “Will you please get this knuckleheads off me???”. Blessings,
Amy Jordan
Andrews, Texas
Hi Amy,
If you have looked at our site closely, you know that we have received another documentation of Preying Mantis group sex. Thanks for sending us your excellent candid documentation of this not quite rare occurrance.
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Posted 04 September 2007
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a picture for you
Could you please identify this "Walkingstick". It was found on the wall (it was praying head down) on our front porch in Vero Beach, Florida. The length from head to tail is 3.46 inches. No green is evident on the legs and no thick striped section on legs so may not be the Northern Walking stick, Diapheromera femorata
John Beukers
Hi John,
This is actually a Grasslike Mantis, Thesprotia graminis.
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Posted 20 July 2007
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Mantis from South AFrica
Hi there. I’ve been finding quite a few of these praying mantises in my garden, near Plettenberg Bay and would really like to find out what they are – they look similar to ghost mantises but I don’t think that is what they are.
Regards, Addi
Hi Addi,
A cursory search online did not provide an identification of your awesome mating Mantids. We will post the images and continue to research tomorrow. One of our readers might also provide the answer.
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Posted 14 May 2007
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What’s this Bug?
Hi Bug Man,
This one was sheltering from thunder by our house in Perth, Western Australia. Any info?
Dom
Hi Dom,
This is a Preying Mantis, but we do not know the species.
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