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Handsome Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum pulchellum)Observer
joeyandmaevecokerDescription
The uncropped version of this has dozens of this species on a single plant!
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Round-tipped Conehead (Neoconocephalus retusus)Observer
madisonstiegDescription
Tried to commit a break in and then it screamed at me on the door for 5 minutes.
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
alex_shureDescription
One of the most interesting and brutal insect observations I've ever had... 3 large individuals, 2 alive and one dead. The dead is being eaten by another and I believe the third is attempting to mate with the one that's cannibalizing the other. I stayed with the group for 30 minutes and (she?) consumed all but the head and some wing parts of the dead individual. Nobody seemed particularly interested in my presence. We observed 6 individuals this outing (3 in addition to those pictured).
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
lytiicDescription
laying eggs on a dead plant stalk
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Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus strictus)Observer
michelle_lopezDescription
Why is it pink?
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Long-spurred Meadow Katydid (Orchelimum silvaticum)Observer
krechols13Description
This guy has been hanging out on our potted bell pepper plants, singing incessantly, and nibbling on the leaves and flowers.
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
kittyray18Description
Largest praying mantis, did not realize they ate frogs 🥲
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Giant Desert Centipede (Scolopendra heros)Observer
carnegiecoopDescription
Apparently this thing has no compunctions about being a child predator considering it was going to town on Guinea paper wasp larvae.
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
dpinckney9Description
Photo by K. Downey
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
benwadejonesDescription
Three sandwiched together?
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
kmoreDescription
On tomato plants in my backyard.
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
markgilchDescription
Cumberland County
Predating on spotted lantern fly.
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Two-spotted Tree Cricket (Neoxabea bipunctata)Observer
suegregoireDescription
Female homing in on males metanotal gland and feeding. A short time later she walked away.
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Eastern Shieldbacks (Genus Atlanticus)Observer
joemdoDescription
My last visit to Catoctin Mountain this summer. Here with Hirdi and Mikhail.
My other observations from today: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2023-08-07&place_id=any&user_id=joemdo
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Short-winged Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus brevipennis)Observer
miya_Description
On swamp milkweed in my yard.
With prey: a monarch butterfly caterpillar.
A separate observation will be made for the prey. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236183088
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Golden Toad (Incilius periglenes)Observer
zacpetersonDescription
Date is approximate. 3 individuals (2 males & 1 female) seen sometime in April, 1987. My mother and father (@dmpeterson ) were living in Monteverde in the spring of 1987, staying with the Gavin family. I have been digitizing their old slides, and thought these ones were significant, so I uploaded them. The date and location are approximate, based on their best recollection.
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Great Green Bush-Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)Observer
carlobraunertDescription
feeding on his prey Mantis religiosa
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European Hornet (Vespa crabro)Observer
carnegiecoopDescription
Hornet attacking a dragonfly from another post. The dragonfly ended up escaping.
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Narrow-winged Mantis (Tenodera angustipennis)Observer
ilikebugs0413Description
Mantis 3some
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Woodland Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus nemoralis)Observer
ilikebugs0413Description
lol I took this picture while it was in the middle of stridulating
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
rjonasbDescription
Caught herself a big loud meal
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
michellearnoldDescription
Chinese mantis eating a Ruby throated hummingbird in butterfly bush
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Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)Observer
kelly20Description
Found a mantid yesterday who had caught herself (himself?) a butterfly!
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Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)Observer
tate_yawitzDescription
Two native Carolina mantises mating while the female munches on an invasive spotted lanternfly!
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
emilywhite1Description
Eating a spotted lantern fly (Lycorma delicatula)
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Eastern Shieldbacks (Genus Atlanticus)Observer
ilikebugs0413Description
This is probably the first green Atlanticus seen in MD
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Asian Jumping Mantis (Statilia maculata)Observer
birddadDescription
ID is of male, as noted by @mantodea
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
springfevahDescription
Molting. Third photo of discarded molt following morning; mantis had moved on.
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European Mantis (Mantis religiosa)Observer
ross4Description
Mantis eating a bumblebee in progress ( have many photos of the process)
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European Hornet (Vespa crabro)Observer
irubyzDescription
This observation is for the dead European hornet.
Related observation for the yellowjacket: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233706631
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European Hornet (Vespa crabro)Observer
brianrwilsonDescription
Here’s a fun one. I was sure this was going to be a “cicada-killing wasp”, but here it is just a hungry hornet.
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Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)Observer
hausbaunDescription
a large wasp just flew off w/ the rest of this guy
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Arboreal Pine Katydid (Hubbellia marginifera)Observer
cdarr30Description
Found dead
