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title: "Carolina Mantis"
description: "Stagmomantis carolina — Owady i pająki. The Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) is a species of praying mantis of the subfamily Stagmomantinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/carolina-mantis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carolina Mantis

> Stagmomantis carolina — Owady i pająki. The Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) is a species of praying mantis of the subfamily Stagmomantinae.

- Scientific name: *Stagmomantis carolina*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 67265
- Wikidata: [Q580291](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q580291)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119989](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119989)

## Names

- en: Carolina Mantis
- es: Mantis oriental
- fr: Mante de Caroline

## Countries with the most observations

US (50586)

## Summary

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.
The Carolina mantis is the state insect of South Carolina. Oothecae can be purchased in garden supply centers as a means of biological control of pest insects.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_mantis

## Photo

![Carolina Mantis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/carolina-mantis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33697033

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/carolina-mantis?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).