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I'D these please

wburke17 Sep 26, 2005 08:43 PM

my son and i caught these in our yard over the weekend, r they male and female or is the smaller 1 a juvinele, the larger 1 is on the bottom appx 3in

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wburke17 Sep 27, 2005 05:34 PM

Buglady Sep 29, 2005 08:43 AM

I think you actually have 2 different species there. I live in So. Cal. also, and have seen both of them. I think the big one is a Carolina species. Definitely a female. The smaller one is harder to sex from the angle of the photo, but I think it may be a sub-adult female California mantid. Does the smaller one have a little oval spot on the underside of the abdomen?

wburke17 Oct 01, 2005 12:34 AM

yes, on about the 4th segment from the rear its tannish color

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