what it is?!

21 years ago

I had to snap this one from the car. Somehow I didn't think the people behind me in line at Sonic would've appreciated my jumping out to get a better shot. 8-]

Great camouflage, eh?!

ICA,

Sophie ^i^

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Day_By_Day
21 years ago
So you were the one holdin' up the line? Caddisfly, Stonefly, one of those guys?
plf333
21 years ago
You took that pic from your car? How big was it? Is that camouflage or did they spackle it right into the wall? Very cool pic. Don't know what it is tho.
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chubbles
21 years ago
looks like a grizzled mantis (Gonatista grisea) to me. You live in FL so that would be about right. The details of the pic are really hard to see though, so this is just a guess.
sophiemae
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21 years ago
Yep, that was me. 8-] Good thing they know me. I'm always scoping out their walls. Theirs and the bank's seem to attract lotsa moths. Stonefly was one of the first things I thought of, as well.

Spackled... heheheh... I really was amazed it came out as well as it did. Gotta love that 12x zoom. 8-> I'm terrible at estimating measures, 'specially from that distance. I wanna say he was 4-5 inches long, but maybe not quite that long.

Idano, Chubbly. One 'griz' picture I Googled looked very similar, but another looked nothing like it at all. I really need to gather all my unknowns and post them over at BugGuide.

ICA,
Sophie ^i^
chubbles
21 years ago
my problem is I can see the details of your insect on this computer monitor. Grizzled mantids have the same 'praying' legs that other mantids have, so if you didn't see those, then this probably isn't one. Their coloring is widely variable. I have been seeing several of them around my home in FL, so the time of year would be right...
Day_By_Day
21 years ago
Hm, I'll take a stab. Agile Ground Mantid (Litaneutria minor)?
chubbles
21 years ago
OOOOOOOoooooooooo! I like DBD's ID.

Here is a link that might be useful: Florida Mantid Key

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