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Slender Prairie Mantis
Thespis parva
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Agile Ground MantisLitaneutria minor
American Grass MantisThesprotia graminis
Carolina MantisStagmomantis carolina
Slim Mexican MantisBistanta mexicana
Chinese MantisTenodera sinensis
European MantisMantis religiosa
Musonia surinama
Bistanta campestris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 712 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 544 |
| Oklahoma | 29 |
| Alabama | 28 |
| Mexico | 23 |
| Georgia | 20 |
| Kansas | 19 |
| Nuevo Leon | 17 |
| Arkansas | 12 |
| Missouri | 12 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Mantises · Mantodea |
| Family | Thespidae |
| Genus | Thespis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Slender Prairie Mantis with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.