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The Praying Mantis can be green or brown depending upon its environment. In the dry summers of the Sierra Nevada foothills, they are brown. They can rotate their triangular heads 180 degrees to scan their surroundings and patiently stalk their prey. They use their front legs to snare their prey, and the spikes to pin it in place.
Mantis religiosa
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Elaine @ 07-08-2009
Mindy | f-stopMarin @ 07-08-2009
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rian @ 07-09-2009
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bluechameleon @ 07-09-2009
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Navin Harish @ 07-10-2009
But from now on I'll be sure to check my watermelon for not only seeds, but Praying Mantises, the same way I always check my bananas for Tarantulas...
Donald Kinney @ 07-10-2009
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