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Insects
Bright green spiny-legged hunter perched on flower heads.
Field facts
HabitatPrairie and old-field flowers
RangeSouthern Indiana, uncommon
When to lookJuly to October
StatusUncommon in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesCrab spiders, Green grasshoppers
Field note: It can spit venom a short distance when defending eggs.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Guarding females defend egg sacs; do not handle.
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