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A praying mantis uses their legs to cath other insects.
A praying mantis is classified as an insect, which means it has six appendages.
Brown Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea)
a green and brownish bug that folds its front legs as if it is praying
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When a praying mantis eats a lizard, it captures the lizard with its sharp front legs and devours it by chewing it with its powerful mandibles. The mantis then digests the lizard's body for nutrients.
A praying mantis, like all insects, has six legs.
The praying mantis does have claw-like legs. The praying mantis is known as one of the highest formidable predators in the animal kingdom. The claws are not actual referred to as claws but as raptorial legs.
It is "Praying Mantis", because the mantis frequently holds its front legs up and pressed together in front of it, like a person praying.
The male praying mantis dances around the female to impress her before mating. When feeling threatened, the praying mantis spread their wings and front legs with their mouth open so that they appear taller than their original height. If still feel threatened, the praying mantis will either bite or fly away from the predator.
Both the praying mantis and the grasshopper have 4 legs. Another similarity between the grasshopper and the praying mantis is that they both have antennae.