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Mantodea (or mantises, mantes)
is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species and about 430 genera in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the species are in the family Mantidae.
The English common name for the order is the mantises, or rarely (using a Latinized plural of Greek mantis),the mantes.
The name mantid refers only to members of the family Mantidae, which was, historically, the only family in the Order, but with 14 additional families recognized in recent decades, this term can be confusing.
The other common name, often applied to any species in the order, is "praying mantis", because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits. In Europe and other regions, however, the name "praying mantis" refers to only a single species, Mantis religiosa.
10 Facts about Praying Mantis :
1. Most praying mantids live in the tropics.
2. In the U.S., the mantids we see most often are exotic species.
3. Mantids are unique among insects in their ability to turn their heads a full 180 degrees.
4. Mantids are closely related to cockroaches and termites.
5. Praying mantids overwinter as eggs in temperate regions.
6. Female mantids sometimes eat their mates.
7. Mantids use specialized front legs to capture prey.
8. Mantids are relatively young, in terms of evolutionary time.
9. Praying mantids do prey on other insects, but are not necessarily beneficial insects.
10. Mantids have binocular vision, but only one ear.
Prayer Mantis
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