# I found a white mantis yesterday

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 20, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271 "2018-07-20T14:22:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271/1 "2018-07-20T14:22:58Z")

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See here: [https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/75a09f8e-47d8-448e-aeed-2b8d30365156.jpeg](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/75a09f8e-47d8-448e-aeed-2b8d30365156.jpeg)

Just molted? Albino? Either way it was pretty cool. Pretty good size too.

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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271/2 "2018-07-20T14:47:54Z")

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Our new overlord is here!

Dennis

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**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271/3 "2018-07-20T15:31:11Z")

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Cool!

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**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271/4 "2018-07-20T16:00:47Z")

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> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#):
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> Just molted?

That. Mantids are white right after a molt, which they will do several times as they mature. Always cool to see, though.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271/5 "2018-07-20T19:04:38Z")

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Looks like a wax bean. Or a priest king of Gor. A little one.  
It’s always a treat to find them in the back yard. They don’t seem to be too common.

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**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271/6 "2018-07-20T20:42:15Z")

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Cool!

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-white-mantis-yesterday/818271/7 "2018-07-20T23:03:08Z")

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> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#):
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> Looks like a wax bean. Or a priest king of Gor. A little one.

I thought it looked like a doobie with legs.