Here are some questions and answers about Praying mantids I found on the internet.

Q : Is it against the law to kill a praying mantis in Ohio? What about a walking stick?

A : As far as I know, it is not illegal to kill praying mantids or walking sticks. They are not listed on the endangered species list. However, a state or local ordinance may make the illegal killing of mantids and walking sticks in your area. Even if it 's not illegal. it is a very bad idea to kill mantids since the praying mantis is a beneficial insect. They are used by many gardeners and greenhouse owners because they eat harmful insects.

Q : Why does the female praying mantis eat the male?

A : Most entomologists think it 's because that way she gets a big boost of nutrition so she has enough energy to produce her eggs. A small minority, of course, think she 's just plain mean!

Q : How does the praying mantis use the front part of its body to get bugs? Does it have sharp pointy teeth in this part or hairs?

A : The praying mantis uses its front legs to grab its prey in a lightning-fast pounce. Sharpe. pointy spikes (made of chitin) still hold the prey until the mantis can begin to munch. I 'm glad that mantids are so much smaller than us or I' d be scared to go outside!

Q : Why do praying mantids only feed on bugs that have already died?

A : I 'm afraid that this is not true. The praying mantis is very good at capturing live insects and
will eat them right there. while they are still alive! Spiders.
The site I found these on I was a Chinese site so I translated it using google. Here is a link to the site it has questions and answers about other bugs too.

Sniff

I just learned that my mantis is might die soon, because she laid an egg case and somtimes they die after they lay egg cases.
This morning she ate a huge spider.

More about my praying mantis

This morning I got up, made some chocolate milk (that part about the chocolate is very important), and went to check on my praying mantis and... she...LAID HER EGG-CASE!
I could not get a good picture of it but I found this one on the internet: Hers is about 1 1/4 in.
2 Days ago I found a male praying mantis. I put him in the cage with the girl praying mantis I found days ago. He got eaten. All that was left is his head and a front arm.
The night I went out to catch him I saw what I thought was a really weird praying mantis but I searched google and was found out it actually is not any kind of praying mantis. It is called a mantisfly. Here is a link to see a picture on one of my favorite bug websites called what's that bug.
While I was searching that mantisfly I found a interesting but sad story of a hummingbird getting eaten by a mantis!

My praying mantis

Today my praying mantis ate 2 grasshoppers and might eat one more. I take her with me almost were ever I go. Did you know that instead of saying 'praying mantises' your suposed to say 'praying mantids'
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About this blog

This blog is about praying mantids. I have a female right now who will lay an egg-case soon. I know it is a female because I have found many praying mantids, and I love to study them, and one of the few things I have learned is that the females have wider back ends, another thing I have learned is to tell when they are 'pregnant' they are tremendously big.The two forward legs of the mantis have sharp spines like a to catch thier prey. Praying mantids can be 1/4" to almost a foot long. Here are some quick facts that I found:

• There are about 1,700 varieties of praying mantis.
• The mantis uses its two front legs to attack it's prey.
• The mantis females are the among biggest insects.
• The female mantis lays up to 300 eggs.
• Most mantis live in warm climates.
• The mantis will attack butterflies, bees, beetles, frogs, spiders, mice, lizards, and small birds.
• The female sometimes eats the male after mating.
• The female mantis can not fly due to all of the eggs in her abdomen.
• When nymphs hunt they eat leafhoppers, aphids, and very small flies.
• The mantis sheds its skin twelve times before it is full grown.
• The female mantis lays her eggs in the fall.
• The front legs of the nymph have claws for holding their prey.
• Praying mantids bite the back of their victim's neck to paralyze it.

How is that for an interesting bug?