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Praying mantis Keen eyesight Praying mantis Moss mantis
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Mantis nymph mantid mantid Mantid (Mantis religiosa). Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)
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Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates
Love can be a dangerous game.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids
Among the arthropods of the Amazon Rainforest are spiders (including orb weavers...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How the praying mantis hunts its prey
The predatory behaviour of praying mantises (or mantids).
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Praying mantis
With its characteristic forelegs folded as if in prayer, a European mantis (Mantis...
© lessysebastian/stock.adobe.com
Keen eyesight
A close-up of the head of a Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis). In addition...
© James Vallee/Dreamstime.com
Praying mantis
A close-up of a praying mantis during a rain shower.
© Joe Balynas
Moss mantis
A camouflaged moss mantis (Haania confusa).
© Simon Shim/Shutterstock.com
Mantis nymph
A tiny mantis nymph crossing between two ferns.
© Wel/stock.adobe.com
mantid
Mantid (Sphodromantis gastrica).
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mantid
As all mantids are ferocious carnivores, "preying" rather than "praying" may better...
© Index Open
Mantid (Mantis religiosa).
Lia E. Munson/Root Resources
Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)
An orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) of the Malay peninsula blends in...
E.S. Ross
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