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4 Sept 2015

Chinese Mantis

Tenodera aridifolia

This Chinese Mantis was hunting under the porch lights last night.
It was first found in the U.S. by 1896.
It is sometimes introduced as a biological control agent, however, it will prey on both beneficial insects and pests.
It has actually been filmed taking hummingbirds as well.

Nikon D80 ,NIkon Micro 60 mm VR

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