Agile Ground Mantis
Litaneutria minor
Summary 2
Litaneutria minor, or the agile ground mantis, is native to the drier regions of the United States. States known to have L. minor are: Colorado, Arizona to Mexico, and the eastern regions of Washington to California. They also can be found in Canada in the southern Okanagan Valley and are Canada's only native mantis. They are very active hunters and will be seen running across the ground from early spring to late summer.
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- (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda, http://www.flickr.com/photos/18024068@N00/2762418270
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litaneutria_minor
