Can a smaller praying mantis hunt larger snakes?

No, in terms of the smaller staple food of the praying mantis, they are carnivorous insects that feed on some insects, but in Africa there is a giant praying mantis that feeds on snakes and hummingbirds of the same size.

No, because the strength of the two is too different, no matter how big the mantis is, it is not as large as the snake, and the praying mantis can't even deal with sparrows, let alone snakes, this is one thing to one thing.

Yes, this is the case in nature, and some praying mantis snake catchers can be found **or**. Sharp teeth and strong biting ability make the praying mantis a formidable predator. <>

Compared to the praying mantis and the snake, the praying mantis is more powerful.

1. There are spikes on the limbs of the praying mantis, whether it is on the legs, or on the arms and forelimbs, there are very sharp spikes, these spikes can easily pierce into the snake's **, from letting the snake be hit hard, although the praying mantis is small, but it is also an opponent that cannot be ignored, this is the key to the snake being afraid of the praying mantis, which is also the capital of the praying mantis to fight against the snake.

2. The praying mantis mainly relies on its own "sickle" as the main ** to use, and the snake's ** does not have any very good defense function, so it is easy to be scratched by the mantis's "sickle", the praying mantis can rely on the sickle and its flexible body, so that the snake suffers, and the snake will be very afraid of the mantis because of this.

3. The praying mantis hunts in only seconds, 10 times faster than the speed of human blinking, instantly pounces on the prey, and then catches the prey with its powerful forefeet, and the strong bite force can even kill its natural enemies. Therefore, there is a reason why snakes are afraid of praying mantises, but only large praying mantis hunt snakes of similar size, such as pythons, they are not afraid of praying mantises.

4. The praying mantis has the most perfect body structure among insects, its eyes are very powerful, it can see 3D images of insects, and attack the weaknesses of its prey. Whereas, snakes have weak eyesight and are not easy to lock on and attack targets, so praying mantis is very dominant at this point. And when the praying mantis fights the snake, it will attack the snake's seven inches, which is very deadly to the snake.

Praying mantis has very sharp spikes on its limbs, which can easily stab into the snake's ** when it fights, inflicting sustained damage on the snake.

And the mantis's "scythe" is particularly sharp, the mantis can attack the poisonous snake with its natural sickle and its flexible body, the eyes of the praying mantis have the effect of presenting a 3D image, attack the poisonous snake in all aspects, quickly find its weakness, and is destined to be a hunting master, so the praying mantis can be at ease in the face of the challenge of the poisonous snake, and the poisonous snake is very uncomfortable in the face of such a flexible opponent.

Praying mantis eats snakes

The answer to praying mantis eating snakes is yes but not absolute, from the size of the prey alone, it is impossible for the praying mantis to kill snakes, however, there are exceptions to everything, in Africa, there is a large praying mantis, it can not only hunt snakes, but also the common natural predator birds of the praying mantis, it is the African green giant mantis.

In the tropical rainforests of Africa, the green giant mantis is a ferocious predator, it is good at sneak attacks, the main prey of the green giant mantis hummingbirds, small snakes, frogs, small amphibians, etc.

Head.

From the idiom praying mantis catching snakes, in the story, the author slowly moves forward to the snake, only to see a praying mantis tightly occupied on top of the snake's head,Piercing the head of the snake with its knife-like forefoot, let the big snake toss and don't let go, and then the big snake actually died. So after this allusion, there is the saying that the praying mantis merits snake head.

Appreciation of the original translation of "Praying Mantis Snake Catcher":A man surnamed Zhang, who happened to be walking in the valley, heard a loud noise from the cliff. He found a path to climb up and peeked.

I saw a big snake with a thick bowl mouth, writhing and beating in the bushes, hitting the willow tree with its tail, and the willow branches crackled and broke and fell. Look at the way (the snake) flips and falls, as if something has caught it.

But when he looked closely, there was nothing at all, and [he] was very puzzled. He slowly approached the snake, and saw a praying mantis clinging to the top of the snake's head, stabbing it into the head with its knife-like forefoot, and shaking its head as hard as it could, but it couldn't. After a long time, the snake finally died.

Look at the flesh on the top of its head, it has long been torn apart.

Snakes are afraid of praying mantis because they can use their advantage to squat on the snake's head and grab the snake's head with a bayonet, thus killing it.

The advantages of the praying mantis themselves are:

1. The limbs of the praying mantis have spikes: the legs, arms, and sickles of the praying mantis are very sharp spikes, and it is these spikes that can easily pierce into the snake's **, and then cause certain damage to the snake.

2. Praying mantis ** sharp: Anyone who knows the praying mantis knows that it has a pair of very sharp sickles, although the snake's ** defense ability is good, but this is a piece of cake for the mantis's sickle, it is easy to break the skin of the snake, so the snake is this with Zen is very afraid of the praying mantis.

3. The praying mantis is very good at attacking weaknesses: the praying mantis is a master of hunting, especially its eyes are very powerful, and it can be said that it hits the weakness of the prey, and for the snake is a blind existence, it is not easy to lock and attack the target, so the advantage of the praying mantis in this regard is still very obvious.

There are several types of praying mantises

In addition to the polar regions, it is widely distributed all over the world, especially in the tropics. There are about 2,000 species known in the world, and about 147 species are known in China, including the Chinese giant knife mantis, the narrow-winged giant knife mantis, the broad axe mantis, the brown Jing mantis, the thin-winged mantis, the green Jing mantis, etc. Common praying mantis are:

1. Big Knife Mantis: distributed in the eastern part of the country, Japan, Vietnam, and the United States abroad.

2. Thin-winged mantis: Thin-winged mantis, thin-winged mantis species. Distribution area: Xinjiang, Gansu, Hubei, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Liaoning, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, etc.

3. Broad-bellied praying mantis: also known as broad-bellied praying mantis, commonly known as broad-bellied praying mantis. The body shape is similar to that of the thin-winged mantis, but much thicker. It is characterized by three protruding tanze yellow spots on the double blades, and a pair of white spots on the wings.

4. Brave axe mantis: the name of the insect, for the order of praying mantis, praying mantis, axe mantis. It is distributed in China, India, Sri Lanka. It feeds on a variety of insects and is one of the important predatory natural enemies of agricultural and forestry pests.