Mantids: Praying
Mantid
Mantids
are a very interesting insects in the Dictyoptera order, the same order as
cockroaches.
Member of the Mantideae family go by the common name, praying
mantis, based on their habit of holding their front legs upward, as they sit
and wait for prey.
About fifteen mantids species are found in the United States.
Most look similar to the species pictured above, long, thin green or brown
bodies, with long legs and small heads.
The red edging on the wings and thorax, and the brown tips
on the legs suggest the species is a European mantis.
The dark eyes are an
artifact of low light conditions.
Humans consider Praying Mantis beneficial insects. In
gardens they eat the insects that eat the garden plants.
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