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photo courtesy Dr. Gerald R. Carner, Clemson Department of Entomology
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The Carolina mantid, Stagmomantis carolina
(Johannson), a praying mantis, was designated the State Insect by the
General
Assembly by
Act No. 591 of 1988, for the following reasons: it
is a
native,
beneficial insect that is easily recognizable
throughout
the State;
it symbolizes the importance of the natural science
of
entomology
and its special role in all forms of agriculture in
helping to
control harmful insects; and it provides a perfect
specimen of
living science for the children of this State.
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