Stagmomantis carolina hanging out under the door handle; moved it very carefully to avoid hurting her.

Stagmomantis carolina cleaning herself on my hand!

Stagmomantis carolina considers whether this fig branch is acceptable. Her short wings tell you she’s a she.

A closeup of beautiful, fierce Stagmomantis carolina.

Found a lovely Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) hanging out on my mom’s door; I migrated her to a fig tree. She cleaned herself on my hand! Her short wings reveal her sex; males have longer, flying wings.

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Females reach and average size of 60mm ( 2.4in ), while males average around 54mm ( 2.1in ). I’m not sure if this one was male or female, as you can tell by its size, compared to my finger; it’s still a juvenile.

The project has been finished.

Stagmomatis Carolina: Carolina Mantis ( Info in Alt Text )

They come in green-grey, grey-green, Brown-Grey and are good pets. 👍

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Working on a project.
I’m pretty positive it’s a Carolina Mantis; almost certain it’s not a Budwing.

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Fort Drum, New York, 2025. The Mantis. Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). #Photography #Art #Nature #Insect #InsectPhotography #Explore #CarCampingChronicles #VanLife #NaturePhotography #FortDrum #NewYork #Wildlife #Life #WildlifePhotography #PrayingMantis #CarolinaMantis #TravelPhotography

I made a new friend while I was getting into my car after work this afternoon.

Carolina mantis

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Macro shot of the face of a Carolina Mantis!
They were indeed upside down at the time of the photo. 😂 Little alien!

📸 Shot by me on a Nikon D850.

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An adult praying mantis, probably Carolina sp., is shown hanging upside-down from a crepe myrtle branch. She is pale green. The tips of her wings, which do not extend to the full length of her abdomen, are a paler green.

An adult praying mantis, probably Carolina sp., is shown hanging upside-down from a crepe myrtle branch. She is pale green. The distinctive black dot on the forewing - which makes distinguishing from Arizona sp. easier - is visible.

She did indeed molt sometime between 12:30 AM and 6:30 AM.

Wings ✅
Distinctive black dot on forewing ✅

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Carolina Mantis #macrophotography #photography #insects #carolinamantis

Carolina Mantis on a handrail. #photography #macrophotography #insects #carolinamantis #mantis #insectphotography

Photo shows a Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantid) nymph hunting while on top of a Cosmos flower.

Stagmomantis carolina (Carolina mantid) nymph on a Cosmos flower.

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Carolina Mantis Ootheca! I’ve been moving rocks into the area that was previously a liriope (🙄) border. I made sure to tuck this rock in so the mantises are safe for the winter. #carolinamantis #nativespecies #invasiveremoval

First drawing I’ve done in a long time.
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A digital illustration of a Carolina mantis with a missing antenna, rough looking wings, and a missing leg. She is waving her legs and yelling, where ya going sonny? come back and meet my womp mittens! from off panel, her grandkid says, c'mon gram, your soup's getting cold.

#botober day 14: Womp Mittens. The young bugs had been warned not to scurry through Old Carol Mantid's yard, but young bugs rarely listen.
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