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2 photos

What

Antemna rapax

Observer

edgarabel

Date

June 7, 2024 08:33 PM EST

Place

Santa Fé, Provincia de Veraguas, Panamá (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

grifmeister

Date

June 12, 2024 03:18 PM PDT

Place

Rancho Diego, Sacramento, CA 95829, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Tithrone roseipennis

Observer

imalipusram

Date

July 9, 2023 06:15 PM -03

Place

Roura 97352, Guyane française (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

blobsy

Date

May 3, 2024 04:45 PM PDT

Place

Chintimini City Park, Corvallis, OR, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Infraorder Schizomantodea

Observer

sagaradhurya

Date

June 9, 2024 09:35 AM IST

Place

Amjharna, West Bengal 721501, India (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Arria

Observer

kennethchinimages

Date

June 25, 2022 09:09 PM +07

Place

Hạ Lang District, Cao Bang, Vietnam (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Subfamily Fulciniinae

Observer

imamthidayat

Date

June 9, 2024 09:10 AM WIT

Place

HVX5+QJ2, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

10 photos

What

Subfamily Fulciniinae

Observer

imamthidayat

Date

May 9, 2024 10:02 AM WIT

Place

JV26+6C2, Kuala Kencana, Mimika Regency, Papua 99910, Indonesia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Subfamily Gonypetinae

Observer

adit

Date

June 2024

Place

Kerala, IN (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

eric_hough

Date

June 4, 2024 10:19 PM MST

Place

Coconino National Forest, Rimrock, AZ, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Little Yucatán Mantis (Mantoida maya)

Observer

coolcrittersyt

Date

March 12, 2024

Place

Jupiter, FL, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

No clue what species this is, can't find anything that looks remotely close to this

EDIT: AAAHHHHHHHHH

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Pacific Ground Mantis (Litaneutria pacifica)

Observer

annamarie16

Date

June 3, 2024 10:08 AM PDT

Place

Anderson, CA 96007, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

ghoulishboy

Date

August 24, 2023 01:12 PM PDT

Place

Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Eremiaphila genei

Observer

mosheneeman

Date

July 19, 2022 11:38 AM IDT

Place

Golan, IL (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Theopompa

Observer

edvin17pzn

Date

May 25, 2024 02:55 PM CST

Place

中国海南省陵水黎族自治县 (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Giant Malaysian Shield Mantis (Rhombodera basalis)

Observer

skerdsin

Date

December 31, 2020 08:57 PM +07

Place

Ko Kut, Amphoe Ko Kut, Trat, TH (Google, OSM)

Description

Seems like the female is eating the male.

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Rhombodera latipronotum

Observer

vyoledt

Date

December 31, 2023 12:09 AM CST

Place

Tiandong, Baise, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, CN (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

loganjlbradley

Date

May 29, 2024 09:00 AM MST

Place

Kingman, AZ 86401, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

graham_montgomery

Date

May 26, 2024 02:45 AM PDT

Place

Los Angeles County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

Observer

jeffwaynebraswell

Date

September 8, 2020 09:03 AM EDT

Place

Craven County, NC, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Bark Mantises (Genus Humbertiella)

Observer

paul_ant

Date

May 27, 2024 10:00 AM IST

Place

Bannerghatta, IN-KA-BN, IN-KA, IN (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Plesiacanthops tuberculata

Observer

mael_dewynter

Date

November 16, 2007 06:20 PM -03

Place

Aya (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Choeradodis strumaria

Observer

mael_dewynter

Date

January 7, 2016 06:42 PM -03

Place

Camp Itoupé (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

lalo46

Date

October 30, 2022 11:12 AM MST

Place

La Paz, B.C.S., México (Google, OSM)

Description

¿Hembra comiendose al macho?
Female eating the male?

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

chaos_entomologist

Date

May 11, 2024 09:35 PM MST

Place

La Paz, B.C.S., MX (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

alma_perez

Date

May 14, 2024 02:12 PM MST

Place

El Jaral, Loreto, B.C.S., MX (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

psophis_zelun

Date

May 19, 2024 08:52 PM PDT

Place

布劳利, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

bamm321

Date

May 20, 2024 08:26 AM PDT

Place

Palm Springs, CA 92264, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Catoxyopsis dubiosa

Observer

mfburgett

Date

May 20, 2024 08:32 AM -05

Place

Lodge Loop, Archidona, Napo, EC (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

6 photos

What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

May 13, 2024 10:36 AM PDT

Place

Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Observer

cleiclei

Date

October 16, 2022 11:30 AM CEST

Place

La Torre de Fontaubella, Tarragona, ES (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

7 photos

What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

th92105

Date

May 11, 2024 09:37 AM PDT

Place

Azalea - Hollywood Park, San Diego, CA 92105, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

Observer

yourlocalsnakeenthusiast

Date

October 26, 2023 02:41 PM EDT

Place

Stonewall Park, Manassas, VA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)

Observer

starrow

Date

September 10, 2023 08:45 PM EDT

Place

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Genus Acontista

Observer

zygy

Date

January 22, 2024 10:16 AM CST

Place

Puntarenas Province, Monteverde, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

saunieindiego

Date

May 6, 2024 12:04 PM PDT

Place

El Cajon, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

6 photos

What

Tarachomantis alaotrana

Observer

amantedarmanin

Date

March 7, 2024 08:52 AM EAT

Place

Morondava, Madagascar (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Macromantis

Observer

vrufray

Date

December 24, 2012 10:09 PM -03

Place

Camp Caïmans, Guyane française (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Subtribe Pogonogasterina

Observer

pbertner

Date

March 7, 2024 08:15 AM -05

Place

FH7F+P7C Reserva Biológica del Río Bigal, San José de Suno, Ecuador (Google, OSM)

Description

Nocturnal

Photos / Sounds

What

Oxyophthalma gracilis

Observer

ch21b040

Date

August 25, 2023 09:52 AM IST

Place

Yerpedu, Tirupati, AP, IN (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

chrispronghorn

Date

August 2, 2023 06:28 AM PDT

Place

28VP+2J, Reno, NV 89510, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Austrovates variegata

Observer

matthew_connors

Date

November 7, 2018 11:13 PM AEST

Place

Townsville QLD, Australia (Google, OSM)

Description

The find of the evening! The first of several Austrovates that I have encountered now, although I still see very few adults

Photos / Sounds

What

Peruvian Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)

Observer

nadiaot

Date

March 8, 2023

Place

Estación Científica Yasuní PUCE (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Tauromantis championi

Observer

heuvelyoup

Date

April 12, 2024 10:13 AM CST

Place

Limón, Matina, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

psophis_zelun

Date

October 30, 2023 10:40 PM PDT

Place

加州大学河滨分校, 里弗赛德, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Two female found on same site, don’t have any field photos, are they the same species?

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Oxyelaea elegans

Observer

alexi_katsoulis

Date

April 16, 2024 12:31 PM CAT

Place

Kabompo, ZM-NW, ZM (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

psophis_zelun

Date

April 12, 2024 11:10 PM PDT

Place

加州大学河滨分校, 里弗赛德, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

female

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Lagrecacanthops guyanensis

Observer

elendil_c

Date

March 17, 2024 06:16 AM -03

Place

Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 97356, Guyane française (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Amphecostephanus

Observer

also_sprach_susscrofa

Date

April 8, 2024 08:55 PM EAT

Place

Mbuyuni, Tanzania (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

lmctague1

Date

April 2024

Place

Joshua Tree National Park, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

oscar_david8

Date

July 20, 2023 09:35 AM -05

Place

Berlín, Samaná, Caldas, Colombia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Antemna rapax

Observer

fekraker

Date

February 19, 2024 09:53 PM CST

Place

Provincia de Cartago, Jiménez, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

annidrei

Date

April 6, 2024 11:41 PM MST

Place

85506 Sonora, Mexiko (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Observer

cesi0

Date

July 31, 2022 11:14 AM CEST

Place

Villarroya, La Rioja, ES (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Genus Eremiaphila

Observer

p_alves

Date

April 2024

Place

Tabuk, SA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Antemna rapax

Observer

karimstrohriegl

Date

February 19, 2024 10:02 PM CST

Place

Provincia de Cartago, Jiménez, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Deroplatys indica

Observer

jithesh

Date

March 2024

Place

Karnataka, IN (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

September 3, 2023 09:10 PM PDT

Place

Yucca Valley, CA 92284, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

gina-barton

Date

March 15, 2024 05:57 PM MST

Place

La Paz, MX-BS, MX (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Antemna rapax

Observer

romanburgsteiner

Date

February 19, 2024 10:50 PM CST

Place

Provincia de Cartago, Jiménez, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

monicamarvan

Date

March 15, 2024 06:08 PM MST

Place

23244 B.C.S., México (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Citharomantis falcata

Observer

cclborneo

Date

March 14, 2024 10:44 PM +08

Place

Bahagian Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Notomantis brunneriana

Observer

adurbano

Date

March 7, 2024 10:24 AM +11

Place

Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Metoxypilus lobifrons

Observer

keet

Date

March 2024

Place

Queensland, AU (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Phasmomantis sumichrasti

Observer

arthropodantics

Date

March 3, 2024 07:36 PM CST

Place

97707 Yucatan, Mexico (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Fulcinia lobata

Observer

vespadelus

Date

July 31, 2003

Place

bosavi (Google, OSM)

Description

Unknown mantis - ID appreciated

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Peruvian Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)

Observer

dan_macneal

Date

December 14, 2023 07:41 PM CST

Place

Provincia de Alajuela, Upala, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

6 photos

What

Genus Mantoida

Observer

brunomartinsf

Date

March 4, 2024 09:46 PM -03

Place

Lago Sul, Brasília - DF, Brasil (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Ameles

Observer

stamatiskalogiannis

Date

October 3, 2023 12:36 PM EEST

Place

Attica, Greece (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

diomedea_exulans_li

Date

August 2022

Place

Churchill County, US-NV, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)

Observer

sara_medina

Date

December 3, 2023 02:36 PM PST

Place

Whittier, CA 90601, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Relocated from inside mausoleum to a rose bush outside in graveyard area.

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Tauromantis championi

Observer

birdernaturalist

Date

March 12, 2013 08:02 AM CST

Place

Alajuela Province, San Carlos, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Cliomantis

Observer

periplaneta

Date

November 4, 2023 09:51 PM AWST

Place

Boonanarring WA 6503, Australia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Choeradodis strumaria

Observer

giffbeaton

Date

October 3, 2010 06:57 AM -03

Place

Camp Caimans, French Guiana (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Mantids (Family Mantidae)

Observer

thierrycordenos

Date

February 14, 2024 04:03 PM CST

Place

Heredia, Sarapiquí, Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Description

Prédation sur Rainette à yeux rouges

Photos / Sounds

What

Catoxyopsis dubiosa

Observer

jwm57

Date

November 8, 2023 05:32 AM -05

Place

Wildsumaco Lodge--lodge area (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Mekongomantis quinquespinosa

Observer

mantis_798

Date

October 2023

Place

Xishuangbanna Dai, CN-YN, CN (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Subfamily Acanthopinae

Observer

igoryuri

Date

February 12, 2024 09:18 AM -04

Place

Alvarães, AM, BR (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Mantoida

Observer

jcsullivan

Date

January 2024

Place

Cordillera, BO-SC, BO (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Peruvian Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)

Observer

roberthybsz

Date

February 9, 2024 04:42 PM -05

Place

V4RW+W3, San Francisco, Antioquia, Kolumbia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Melliera

Observer

sandra_bracun

Date

February 12, 2024 03:42 PM CST

Place

Str, Sarapiquí, Heredia, CR (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Pseudomantis

Observer

tom-nata

Date

February 12, 2024 10:46 AM AEDT

Place

Flemington VIC 3031, Australia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Gonypeta

Observer

anubhav-agarwal

Date

August 24, 2023 04:26 PM IST

Place

Sirumalai, Tamil Nadu, India (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Coptopteryx gayi

Observer

sandrawilliams

Date

February 8, 2024 12:58 PM -03

Place

Coronel Suárez, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

9 photos

What

Genus Cardioptera

Observer

trfsinani

Date

July 25, 2022 08:54 PM -04

Place

Porto Murtinho - MS, Brasil (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

American Ground Mantises (Genus Litaneutria)

Observer

pinnaclesnp

Date

October 19, 2023 11:45 AM PDT

Place

San Benito County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Photo credit: NPS/Paul G. Johnson

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Genus Pseudomantis

Observer

davidaunaturel

Date

May 18, 2022 01:28 PM AEST

Place

Navarre Rd, Curlewis, VIC, AU (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Tribe Archimantini

Observer

semky

Date

February 4, 2024 02:41 PM AWST

Place

Great Eastern Hwy, Belmont, WA, AU (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Blepharodes

Observer

franciswod

Date

September 2, 2023 06:39 PM EAT

Place

Samburu East, Samburu, Samburu, KE (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Infraorder Schizomantodea

Observer

mathias_prat

Date

January 10, 2006

Place

District de Mulanje, Malawi (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Australian Garden Mantis (Orthodera ministralis)

Observer

hongleichen

Date

February 1, 2024 09:11 AM AEDT

Place

East Geelong VIC 3219, Australia (Google, OSM)

Description

Rarely seen Golden/orange colour for this species.

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Chinese Shield Mantis (Asiadodis yunnanensis)

Observer

jiangyou

Date

January 29, 2024 01:14 PM CST

Place

中国云南省西双版纳傣族自治州勐腊县 (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Leptomantella parva

Observer

sciencelover_adithya

Date

January 23, 2024 07:12 PM IST

Place

Amaravathi, Kumily, Tamil Nadu, India (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

California Mantis (Stagmomantis californica)

Observer

glsmith9

Date

January 24, 2024 03:05 PM PST

Place

Menlo Ave, San Diego, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Genus Eumusonia

Observer

kozue

Date

January 23, 2024 07:57 AM -04

Place

San Juan, Bolivia (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Genus Stagmomantis

Observer

gletri

Date

September 4, 2021 10:24 AM MDT

Place

Eddy County, NM, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Peruvian Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)

Observer

yannick_pochon

Date

January 20, 2024 12:16 PM -05

Place

Gualea, Ecuador (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Miromantis yunnanensis

Observer

lazyfu

Date

August 8, 2021 02:30 AM AWST

Place

Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, CN (Google, OSM)
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