The difference between a praying mantis and a grasshopper, the difference between a locust and a pra

In the classification of biology, the praying mantis belongs to insects, and is the animal of the praying mantis order in the class of insects, its feeding habits are carnivorous, and it feeds on other insects and small animals, and is a well-known beneficial insect for agriculture and forestry.

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.

Mantis. And what we usually call "grasshoppers" is actually locusts, and the classification of locusts is the orthoptera in the class of insects. Locust is a vegetarian insect with a wide range of food, which can feed on the leaves, young stems, flower buds and young fruits of wheat, rice, millet, corn, beans, tobacco, reeds, vegetables, fruit trees, forest trees and weeds, etc., and is an agricultural pest.

Locust. Summary: Praying mantis are mantis insects, whereas locusts are orthoptera.

Praying mantis is a carnivorous insect and a beneficial insect of agriculture and forestry; Locusts are herbivorous insects and are pests of agriculture and forestry. The forelimbs of the praying mantis resemble a "big knife", and the locusts do not have similar characteristics.

The classification is different: locusts belong to the order Orthoptera, and praying mantis belong to the order Mantis.

The appearance is different: the body color of locusts is mostly green and yellow-brown, the face is vertical, the middle ridge line of the prothorax and dorsal plate is developed, there are dark longitudinal stripes on both sides, the forewings are narrow and have brown and dark markings, and the hindwings are colorless and transparent. The body of the praying mantis is streamlined, the body color is mostly green and brown, the head is fan-shaped, the compound eyes are prominent, there is a row of hard serrations on the forelimbs, the abdomen is hypertrophied, and the hindwings are thinner than the forewings.

First, the classification is different

1. Locusts: belong to the order Orthoptera and the suborder Locusts.

2. Praying mantis: belongs to the order of praying mantis, the six-legged subphylum.

Second, the appearance is different

1. Locusts: the body color is usually green or yellowish-brown, the face is vertical, the antennae are pale yellow, the middle ridge line of the dorsal plate of the forethorax is developed, there are often dark longitudinal stripes on both sides, the forewings are narrow and long, often exceeding the middle of the tibial joints of the hind feet, there are brown and dark markings, and the hindwings are colorless and transparent.

2. Praying mantis: The body is streamlined, the body color is mainly green and brown, there is a row of hard serrations on the forelimbs, there are climbing suction cups at the end, the head is fan-shaped, the compound eyes are prominent, large and translucent, the abdomen is hypertrophied, and the hindwings are thinner than the forewings.

3. The food is different

1. Locusts: Herbivorous insects, which can eat the leaves and flower buds of plants with chewing mouthparts, causing gaps and holes, which will bring serious harm to agricultural production.

2. Praying mantis: It is a carnivorous insect and likes to prey on agricultural pests such as aphids, locusts, poisonous moths, stinging moths, beetles, leafhoppers, cotton bollworms, and whiteflies.

Praying mantis and grasshoppers have different body characteristics and eat different foods.

Grasshoppers, herbivorous insects with chewing mouthparts. The tentacles are short whip-shaped, have powerful hind legs, and can use bounces to avoid predators. The body color is green and brown, which is the protective color of the living environment. Grasshoppers have large mouths and well-developed jaws and feed on plant leaves.

Praying mantis, also known as knife mantis, is an invertebrate insect that is a carnivorous insect. It is a species that is large in size, streamlined in body, mainly green and brown, and also has spots; The signature feature is the presence of two "broadswords", the forelimbs, with a row of hard serrations and climbing suction cups at the ends of the hooks.