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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)
I was able to take this picture in Hampstead, NC on June 3rd, 2017. This mantis blended in with the environment so well that I almost stepped on it, luckily it moved for me to even notice it. They are completely carnivorous and feed on flies, moths, butterflies, wasps, and caterpillars. Females exhibit cannibalism after mating. The males are not found to exhibit cannibalism, although when the young hatch they can have a tendency to eat one another.
Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)
I was able to take this picture in Hampstead, NC on June 3rd, 2017. This mantis blended in with the environment so well that I almost stepped on it, luckily it moved for me to even notice it. They are completely carnivorous and feed on flies, moths, butterflies, wasps, and caterpillars. Females exhibit cannibalism after mating. The males are not found to exhibit cannibalism, although when the young hatch they can have a tendency to eat one another.