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1 Mantis religiosa praying mantis
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2 Interesting facts *The praying mantis helps farmers keep away bad bugs *There are 1,800 different species. *The different praying mantis species fight each other. *The mantis is related to the termite. *Female mantises sometimes eat there mate. *The word mantis comes from the Greek word Mantikon. *If you find one in a state, then you name it after the state, like California mantis.

3 Life cycle The Praying Mantis life cycle goes through simple metamorphosis. They start as an egg ,then nymphs, then adolescents, and finally become an adult.

4 Habitat The forest is their habitat . They live on all the contents except Antarctic.

5 diet They are carnivores. They eat: crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, frogs, lizards, and even small birds.

6 diet Here is the link to a Praying Mantis video -

7 Look like They have a triangular head and a long neck. They have wings. There are green, brown, and other colors.


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