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| Praying mantis |
You know it's summer when the praying mantids around the Ijams sanctuary get big enough to easily find.
Hint: at Bug Night—this year scheduled for Saturday evening, July 16—the kid that catches one usually wins the award for "Biggest Bug."
The largest praying mantis in our area is non-native. The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) was introduced in 1895 to control garden pests, which it does quite well. In many parts of the world, they are often kept as pets in large terrariums.
Hint: at Bug Night—this year scheduled for Saturday evening, July 16—the kid that catches one usually wins the award for "Biggest Bug."
The largest praying mantis in our area is non-native. The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) was introduced in 1895 to control garden pests, which it does quite well. In many parts of the world, they are often kept as pets in large terrariums.
- Story and photo by Stephen Lyn Bales. For more information call 865-577-4717, ext. 119.
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