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Small head, large read antenna (Grass-like mantid )

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Grass Mantid
by: Moni

Anonymous
Well, it could be the Brunner's mantid rather than the Grass-like mantid... the color fits better. The photo is not clear enough nor at a good angle to see the main difference between the two...which look very similar. The common name for both can be grass mantid so we will leave it as that since we do not know for sure which it is.
They both live in similar areas of the country and feed on the same main foods...tho bugguide notes Brunner's feed on grasshoppers mostly while the grass-like mantid feeds on various insects.

Thanks for pointing that out!
perhaps
by: Anonymous

I think its a Brunner's Mantis (Brunneria borealis)
Aggressive
by: Tracy

At first I recognized the distinctive shape of her head (not sure that's really a unique characteristic), but the real give away was that when provoked, instead of trying to flee, she took the aggressive stance we all associate with the mantis rather than having all limbs on the ground like in this pic.
Grass-like mantid
by: Moni

Tracy
Great ID! Your photo is of a grass-like mantid (Thesprotia graminis). I have never seen one either!
Like many folks the first glance it looks like a walkingstick not a mantid.
This mantid is just found in southern US and Mexico. Like other mantids it eats insects.

It overwinters as an egg which hatches in early spring and then matures by late summer into the adult. The immature stages look much like the adults just smaller. Adult males have wings and fly while the females are wingless. It is hard to tell for sure from the angle but yours may be a female.
What a neat critter! Thanks for sharing it with those of us from up north.

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