Unknown winged insect
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
September 10, 2011 6:25 pm
Is this a headless something? 4 brown legs. 2 sets of wings — 1 pair bright green and 1 pair brown. Long — 3-4 inches. Looks as if something bit its head off?
Signature: Puzzled in Kalamazoo
Decapitated Preying Mantis
Dear Puzzled in Kalamazoo,
This is the second photo we are publishing in a week of a decapitated Preying Mantis. We suspect a bird may have been responsible.
Daniel, thank you so much for identifying this so quickly, and as a praying mantis. Your suspicion is logical, as we have many birds in our yard. Poor guy. Thanks again.
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Ive seen them do this to each other. My bet is another mantis
That is a strong possibility.
Could have been a dragonfly. I often see decapitated Lasius neoniger and Vespula germanica queens hobbling around on the pavement due to the large population of dragonflies in my yard.