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Garden Mantis
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Mantis ootheca (egg case) was made on our front screen door.
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GARDEN MANTIS FACTS |
Identification
The Garden Mantis is bright green in color with blue spots on the front legs. The thorax is broad and flat and nearly the same width a the abdomen. The wings cover the whole abdomen
Other Names
Green Mantid
Size
40cm
Habitat
common amongst garden foliage
Food
ambushes small insects
Breeding
lays eggs in foamy egg case called an ootheca. The ootheca has a woody appearance and is usually attached to a leaf, stem, wall or fence. The young hatch out as small versions of the adult.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Mantodea | | Family: | Mantidae | | Genus: | Orthodera | | Species: | ministralis | | Common Name: | Garden Mantis |
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