The mantid's shell is too hard for the stinger to pierce... I just watched mine catch a paper-wasp and eat it whole!
It is called an exoskeleton. That means it is a thick durable outer shell somewhat like an ant's.
The shell is hard.
Grasshoppers do not have a hard shell.
It sounds like you are describing a type of flying insect known as a hornet. Hornets are a type of wasp characterized by their large size, distinctive coloration, and powerful stinger for defense and hunting. They have a hard exoskeleton with spikes that provide protection and support during flight and other activities.
with it's hard shell with it's hard shell
The tortoise's shell is their home. The shell has a hard cover and can protect them when something hard hits it. If they do not have the shell, they would have died fast.
A hard shell animal? Like a crab or snail?
The shell.
millipede
The name of the black bug with a hard shell is a beetle.
no, they are an invertebrate, but its possible they have rigid or non rigid cellular structures giving them mass :D hope this helps Check out wikipedia for the definition of Invertebrate :)