|
Internet Colors - Set of 1035
Mantis Color 562 - #74C365
Mantis religiosa
The praying mantis is named for its prominent front legs, which are bent and
held together at an angle that suggests the position of prayer.
By any name, these fascinating insects are formidable predators. They have
triangular heads poised on a long "neck," or elongated thorax. Mantis can turn
their heads 180 degrees to scan their surroundings with two large compound
eyes and three other simple eyes located between them.
Moths, crickets, grasshoppers, flies, and other insects are usually the
unfortunate recipients of unwanted mantid attention. However, the insects will
also eat others of their own kind. The most famous example of this is the
notorious mating behavior of the adult female, who sometimes eats her mate just
after - or even during - mating. Yet this behavior seems not to deter males from
reproduction.
|