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'Tis the Season for HOLIDAY Pet Photos! Show us yours!

Posted by barbz on March 12, 2003 at 10:51:23:

In Reply to: Re: Identification question posted by andy-h on March 11, 2003 at 10:05:14:

::I live in San Diego. Today, a weird little bug wafted down on the breeze. Superficially, it resembles a stick insect, but the front legs are modified into mantis-like arms. It's about 2 inches long, very thin, may have wings.

::I'd sure like a clue as to its identity so I can look it up. (it's currently in a nice jar)

::Hopefully I'll be able to get some pix of this tiny animal.

:
:hi there,

:what you might have found could be a Mantispa spec..

:if you could make it with a photo i could say more

:grreetz
:andy
:

Done, and done! This pic clearly shows the mantid-like pose of the front legs. The full size version of this pic is clearer, but much too large to post here!

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