Praying Mantis

Its a insect in the "Mantidae" family/class.

Both the nymph and adult mantis (and many other insects) breathe through very tiny holes in the abdomen called 'spiracles'. If your vision is good, you can observe the insect breathing through the holes by watching the abdomen closely.

To eat, to mate with a female, and get his head eaten off by her ...

To eat, to mate with a male, and to eat him slowly during the performance.

ootheca is the name of a praying mantis egg sack.

Yes. Mantids, like anything else, are affected by the sun. The vitamin D is good for them, and most mantids can benefit from the warmth. Exercise caution, however, if you have a pet mantidm because if they are left in direct sunlight, they may get overheated and die. If you have a pet mantid, it is a wise idea to place them in indirect sunlight, so that they may receive the benefits, without the risks. Keep an eye on the temperature even then, though, because, like anything else, a mantid can die of heat stroke.

Sure, you can get them pretty much everywhere.

They are a beneficial insect- they eat other bugs.

they are big enought to eat many spiders and makes a perfect match for spidera with it`speed but cannot eat big spiders like taurantulas or bird eating spiders

It depends. For a cricket, the bite is the kiss of death. For a person, you wouldn't even notice it.

No, female praying mantises engage in sexual cannibalism. They bite off the male's heads during copulation and that often causes the sperm to disseminate more vigorously, therefore benefiting the survival of the species.

There's the Ground Mantid, but there's another species called the California Mantid that's a little more common. Those are the main ones, but I'm not sure if there's others.

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.

Insects, such as the praying mantis, do not care for their young. Young insects are strictly on their own, they care for themselves. Since all insect behavior is instinctive, there is actually nothing for young insects to learn from older insects anyway. They are hatched knowing what to do, and they do it.

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.

There are over 200 different species' of mantids! While most pet shops do not offer mantids, you can easily obtain them online and at some pet stores. The mantis insect is harmless to humans, they make excellent pets for persons living in apartments or other smaller dwellings or were pets are not allowed. Mantids make no noise and they are very clean animals. They are also valuable in the classroom to study incomplete metamorphosis! The mantis is the most popular of all pet insects!

PURCHASE ONLY LEGAL MANTIDS! An honest mantis breeder will disclose the species of mantis to you and will declare that they are legal to possess in the United States! Many mantids offered online are not allowed in the United States! Only Chinese mantids, European mantids (mantis religiosa only) and U.S. Native mantids are legal in the United States.

IMPORTANT NOTE ~ In the United States only certain species of insects may be obtained , bred, kept, sold or purchased. The only mantis insects allowed in the United States are the 20 U.S. native species' and two imported mantids, the T sinensis Chinese species and European M religiosa species. No other mantis is allowed to be imported, kept or released in the United States! Illegal mantids include but are not limited to the following species'. Orchid Mantis, Ghost Mantis, Wondering Violin Mantis, Dead Leaf Mantis among about 2000 other praying mantis species'! Again, only Chinese and European Mantids are legal in the United States. All other mantids are banned under the Invasive species act of 1992. If you have doubts, contact APHIS the U.S. Government agency inside the USDA and they will promptly reply via email to confirm that only Chinese, European and U.S. native mantids are allowed in the United States! Seceral otehr types of insects can be obtained online, there are many plants and animals on the invasive species list! If a merchant is offering USDA approved insects everything is fine and you are in accordance with the law. There are no U.S regulations on USDA/APHIS approved insects. No permits are required for common mantids, crickets and fruit flies.

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When they are young they will mostly feed on aphids. As they get older they will feed on larger bugs such as beetles, crickets, flies, some caterpillars, and moths to name a few. Save

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If it just layed eggs then it will die very soon. It might need water or food. Moths, knats and flies are good to feed it. Only use purified water though! Chemicals in a regular tap will kill it.

Well my son has a male and female praying mantis in his insect carrier. Within minutes of placing the female inside the carrier they began mating. They have been hooked up for the last 30 hours and still they are in the position.

since the Cretacious period

No. I had one once but it died when I put it in the oven

the females get 6 to 8 inches males get 2 to 3 inches

Predation. A praying mantis can eat/kill a butterfly if it is hungry enough.