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Mantis religiosa
SikmT7

Mantis religiosa

Found this lil guy trapped on my front porch, captured him and put him in my backyard. Looks like a male, not too knowledgeable on these. (Notice the little spider on the leaf bottom left, the spider took off quickly once she saw the mantis, smart little spider, I'm glad she ran to safety).
Definitely male. The females are much fatter and have shorter wings. Notice how the wings are actually longer than the abdomen for males.
 
Definitely male. The females are much fatter and have shorter wings. Notice how the wings are actually longer than the abdomen for males.
Yes I agree, I nursed one of these back to health from an injured wing and it was a female with eggs, much fatter. Apparently he was out looking for a date and ended up being stood up on my porch lol.
 

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samsung SM-J737T1
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ƒ/1.7
Focal length
3.7 mm
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1/40 second(s)
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40
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20200909_181117.jpg
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Date taken
Wed, 09 September 2020 6:00 PM
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