Characteristics and habits of praying mantis, appearance characteristics of praying mantis, living h

The shape of the praying mantis resembles a pincer. He can like to go out by day.

Praying mantis feeds on terrestrial predatory insects (carnivorous).

Characteristics and life characteristics of the praying mantis

1. Characteristics of the praying mantis.

The signature feature of the praying mantis is that it has two "broadblades", the forelimbs, with a row of hard serrations on them, each with a hook at the end, which is used to hook the prey. The head is triangular and can be rotated flexibly; compound eyes prominent, large and bright, 3 in one eye; antennae elongated; The neck rotates freely, chewing mouthparts, and the palate is strong.

The leg and tibia of the forefoot have a sharp spine, and the tibia is sickle-shaped, often folding towards the leg joint, forming a forefoot that can catch prey; forewing cortex, overwing, lacking anterior marginal domain, hindwing membranous, hip domain developed, fan-shaped, stacked on dorsal at rest; Abdominal hypertrophy.

2. The life characteristics of the praying mantis.

The praying mantis is a carnivorous insect that preys on a variety of insects and small animals. It kills many pests in fields and wooded areas, so it is a beneficial insect. Cruel and aggressive by nature, lack of food often leads to the phenomenon of killing each other.

Praying mantis is commonly found in plants, rather than on the ground, and can be shaped like green or brown dead leaves, twigs, lichens, flowers, or ants. Not only can it avoid predators through mimicry, but it is also difficult to detect when approaching or waiting for its prey.

Mimic behavior of praying mantises

As a natural hunter, the praying mantis is agile when hunting, and at the same time, the praying mantis is also a natural "master of camouflage", most praying mantis not only have a protective color, but also can be shaped like green or brown dead leaves, twigs, lichens, flowers or ants, relying on this mimicry can not only avoid predators, but also is not easy to detect when approaching or waiting for prey.

The most expressive mimicry among the praying mantis is the orchid mantis. They are usually 3-6 cm long. Newborn larvae exhibit a special combination of red and black, and only after the first molt do they transform into white and pink orchids.

When the worm reaches adulthood, the pink color disappears and brown spots appear, and the body color changes from milky white to light yellow.

The legs of the orchid mantis have evolved petal-like structures and colors, which can mimic orchids without being detected by their prey. Orchid mantis mainly waits for prey on orchids, so most of their predators are also animals that live around flowers, which can be described as one of the most clever predators in the animal kingdom.

The characteristics and characteristics of the praying mantis are:

1. The praying mantis is the larger of the insects, the body length is generally 55 to 105 mm, and the African praying mantis is the largest in the world, with a streamlined body, mainly green and brown, and also has spotted species.

2. The iconic feature is that there are two "big knives", that is, the forelimbs, on which there is a row of hard serrations, and there are climbing suction cups at the end of the hook.

3. The head is fan-shaped and small. The compound eye is prominent, large and translucent, mainly yellow-green, black in the light at night, monocular, with 3 small dots between the two eyes, that is, monocular.

4. The antennae are slender. The neck can be rotated 180 degrees, chewing mouthparts, and the palate is strong. The leg and tibia of the forefoot have a sharp spine, and the tibia is sickle-shaped, often folding towards the leg joint, forming a forefoot that can catch prey;