if you look at the head right in between the compound eyes you will see three tiny bumps
Praying Mantis has two compound eyes but three simple eyes or also called ocelli.
egg then nymph then adult.
A praying mantis is an insect and, like all insects, has three body parts - a head, a thorax, and an abdomen.
Three without additional ones
I brought a female Praying Mantis indoors and three weeks later she laid her egg case. So it can take a few weeks to a month for them to lay eggs after mating.
The body of a mantis is divided into three parts: the abdomen, head, and thorax. The praying mantis' head has two antennae, compound eyes, and a mouth, These insects also have six jointed legs, two forelegs, and wings.
Five, they are:- Compound Eye. Vees have two compound eyes, each eye is made up of thousands of light sensitive cells whuch help the bee understand colour, light and directional information from the suns ultra violet rays.- Simple Eye. Bees have three simple eyes that are arranged in a triangle on the head. The simple eyes are called "ocelli" they mostly help the bee determine the amount of light present.
A wasp has three simple eyes -- called ocelli -- on the top of its head. These are in addition to the two compound eyes.the compound eyes are the wasp's organs of vision; the ocelli don't form images and help the insect orient while in flight.
Birds, snakes, whatever justsohappens to stumble upon it with an empty stomach that the mantis itself doesn't eat... I guess.Birds, lizards and spiders, if it gets caught in a web. A big mantis will eat small lizards and birds, but a small mantis will be eaten by larger birds and lizards.
A typical praying mantis usually spends its time camouflaged and waiting for insect prey to pass by. Other than that, they mate, drink water droplets, and lay egg-sacks that contain anywhere from 50-200 baby praying mantises. They do not harm humans.
A bee doesn't have three eyes, it has five! It has two compound eyes, which are its organs of vision, and on the top of its head (slightly forward of the top in a drone) are three simple eyes, called ocelli, which are set out in a triangle. The ocelli don't form images, they are simply light receptors. Although their purpose is not fully understood, it is thought they help the bee to orient itself when flying.
The honey bee has five eyes. It has two compound eyes which give a greater field of vision than simple eyes. It also has three simple eyes, called ocelli, set in a triangle on the top of the head. The ocelli are are very simple, and do not form images. It is believed they help the bee orient itself in flight.