Praying Mantis

Common name – Praying Mantis
Distribution – Widely found across India.
Habitat –

They prefer areas with plenty of plants where they can hide and hunt like grasslands, bushes, forests, agricultural fields, and gardens.
Defence –
Camouflage, they look like leaves, twigs, or even flowers

Life Cycle –
Egg → Nymph → Adult
Food –
Insects like flies, grasshoppers, moths, even small frogs, lizards and other mantises

Interesting Facts –

Can rotate their head up to 180°
Called “praying” mantis because its front legs look like folded hands for prayers

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