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  2. Carolina mantis - Wikipedia

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    The Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) is a species of praying mantis of the subfamily Stagmomantinae. Sexual cannibalism occurs in roughly one quarter of all intersexual encounters of this species, though specimens of this species will engage in cannibalism regardless of age or gender if the opportunity presents itself.

  3. The official SC state insect is a cannibal. Is it good for ...

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    The Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina) is relatively small for the mantid species, growing to about 2-2.5 inches long. They are the most common type of mantid in the U.S., despite its name.

  4. Mantis - Wikipedia

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    Gray adult female Carolina mantis in human hand Mantises are among the insects most widely kept as pets. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] Because the lifespan of a mantis is only about a year, people who want to keep mantises often breed them.

  5. List of U.S. state insects - Wikipedia

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    South Carolina: Carolina mantis (state insect) Stagmomantis carolina: 1988 [50] Eastern tiger swallowtail (state butterfly) Papilio glaucus: 1994 [51] South Dakota: European honey bee: Apis mellifera: 1978 [52] Tennessee: Common eastern firefly (state insect) Photinus pyralis: 1975 [53] 7-spotted ladybug (state insect) Coccinella septempunctata ...

  6. Stagmomantis - Wikipedia

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    Species can be found throughout North and South America, ranging from around 40° N in the United States to 8° S in Brazil. Stagmomantis can be found in a variety of habitats, from arid to tropical regions, including grasslands, desserts, rainforests, and even urban environments.

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  8. Chinese mantis - Wikipedia

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    The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) and the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) are both smaller mantises closely resembling the Chinese mantis. [15] The European mantis is anywhere from tan to green in color and about 7.5 cm (3 in) long. [16] The Carolina mantis, on the other hand, is only 6 cm (2.5 in) in length and varies more in ...

  9. ‘Slice human fingers to the bone’: Meet the potentially ...

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    Among the shrimp species that surround South Carolina’s coast, mantis shrimp stand out as most notable of them all. Not even technically a shrimp, mantis shrimp, or stomatopods, are distant ...