Praying Mantis's wiki

Praying Mantis (or mantises, mantes) is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species and about 430 genera in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the species are in the family Mantidae. The English common name for the order is the mantises, or rarely (using a Latinized plural of Greek mantis), the mantes. The name mantid refers only to members of the family Mantidae. The other common name, often applied to any species in the order, is "praying mantis", because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn or folk etymology "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits In Europe and other regions, however, the name "praying mantis" refers to only a single species, Mantis religiosa. The closest relatives of mantises are the termites and cockroaches (order Blattodea). They are sometimes confused with phasmids (stick/leaf insects) and other elongated insects such as grasshoppers and crickets, or other insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies.

Praying Mantis Place:

Praying Mantis was found in warm climates on bushes, trees, houses or any structure where they can find another insect for a meal. they eat other insects.

What They look like: 

They can be green or brown, and range 2 to 3 inches in length. They have a triangular shaped head with a long torso and grasshopper type back legs. My front legs have spines and are held upright when They are still, which makes it look like They are praying.

How they is born:

They go through three stages of development: egg, nymph and adult. The female lays an egg case in the fall that contains up to 300 eggs. They hatch in the spring and emerge as a nymph, resembling a miniature adult, except without wings. They will develop into an adult by molting, shedding my skin. As an adult, my lifespan is less than a year.

Praying Mantis Fun Facts

Any Praying Mantis Facts. They are the only insects that can turn their head side-to-side 180 degrees. Their eyes can see movement up to 60 feet away. The praying mantis bites the back of the neck of its victim to paralyze it before eating it. There are over 1,500 species of the praying mantis worldwide.