I have only seen one of these in the field... Pretty neat!
Minnesota - Mantispid
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What the hell is that thing?! I see a mantis and a wasp... which is almost frightening.
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Wha....?
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Is this just for cool inverts or specifically mantispids?
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I've only seen one and it was small. I don't have any pics. Isn't there a mite that looks like a scorpion out there somewhere too? I love weird combo bugs.
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More mantispids would be cool but all strange insects are welcome!
Not 100% on species but maybe Climaciella brunnea? This one is a wasp parasitoid.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantispidae
Chris
Not 100% on species but maybe Climaciella brunnea? This one is a wasp parasitoid.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantispidae
Chris
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We found this little guy on a board walk.
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I've seen but one of these in my life-would love to find another!
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I think we should just start posting some of the oddities we've seen. I only have two cell phone pics of female Ichneumon wasps. They have crazy long stingers that are titanium tipped!
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Cell phone photos are better than nothing! Post away.justinm wrote:I think we should just start posting some of the oddities we've seen. I only have two cell phone pics of female Ichneumon wasps. They have crazy long stingers that are titanium tipped!
-Chris
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I used to see these on my garage from time to time when I lived in Cleveland.
It's a different type of Mantisfly than the one posted. I've never seen that wasplike one.
Tim
It's a different type of Mantisfly than the one posted. I've never seen that wasplike one.
Tim
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Sevier County, TN
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That's a cool photo treatment.