Mantis?!? Insect ID required.

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cheshirepalms
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Mantis?!? Insect ID required.

Post by cheshirepalms »

Found this little fella in the greenhouse, it looks very much like a mantis but much smaller, could be a baby one? Don't even know if you can get these in England, never seen it before whatever it is.
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allangreenbean

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Post by allangreenbean »

Grow a jungle and what did you expect to happen :lol:

Don't panic as long as you stay inside you'll be safe, just wait it out till winter.
flounder

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Post by flounder »

Some sort of cricket?
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Post by Conifers »

Any pics from the other side of the glass?
billdango

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Post by billdango »

It looks like an asassin bug of some sort? Genus,Hemiptera.

But the picture is not that clear so I can,t be sure.

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PS there are no native Mantis species in the UK but a few are found in southern Europe.
Possibly Mantis religosa may turn up as a vagrant on the south coast.

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Alexander

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Post by Alexander »

In the south of Belgium you can find Mantis religiosa but its very rare there on chalkgrasslands.

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