i cant think of the name of this insect .....
its green, endangered or extincted, lives in grass, big eyes, [pretty sure the female rips off males head after mating]
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2006-12-11 17:50:39 · 12 answers · asked by beesa 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
praying mantis
2006-12-11 17:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praying Mantis.
2006-12-11 17:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by jimppanzee 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Since when are grasshoppers going extinct?
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It's the praying mantis.
2006-12-12 07:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by chelleedub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praying Mantis
Read about it here
http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/mantids/praying/
2006-12-11 18:03:44 · answer #4 · answered by Pam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
praying mantis
2006-12-11 19:05:10 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the praying mantis?
2006-12-11 18:00:23 · answer #6 · answered by j m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
praying mantis
2006-12-11 17:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
praying mantis?
2006-12-11 17:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by nature bug 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
preying mantis
2006-12-11 17:51:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
praying mantis
Praying Mantis
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praying mantis: see mantid.
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Praying Mantis
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A large, green mantis which lies motionless in wait for its prey, holding its grasping forelegs in an attitude suggestive of prayer; found in Europe. (Order: Mantodea. Family: Mantidae.)
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insect
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Praying mantis
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A praying mantis, or praying mantid, is the common colloquial name for an insect of the order Mantodea. Often mistakenly spelled preying mantis (a tempting mistake, as they are notoriously predatory) they are in fact named for the typical "prayer-like" stance. The word mantis derives from the Greek word Mantes for prophet or fortune teller. The preferred pluralization is mantids, though there is some usage of mantes or mantises.
There are approximately 2,300 species in the order Mantodea world-wide; most are tropical or subtropical, but several species live in temperate climates such as that of the northern United States, central Europe, and Siberia. Most Praying mantids belong to the family Mantidae.
Praying mantids are one of the few insects that can turn their 'triangular' heads 180 degrees. They have excellent vision, and hunt insects (and sometimes small vertebrates) by stealth and a rapid striking attack. No mantis is poisonous and they present no threat to humans. They strike with their claws and eat with their circular mouth.
Some texts refer to the European mantis (Mantis religiosa) as the most common praying mantis in European countries. Ischnomantis gigas is the largest mantis with 17cm length in the female and is found in the Sahel zone of Africa. The smallest mantis is Bolbe pygmaea, which is only 1cm long when fully grown.
A gravid female praying mantis will produce a large foam mass, called an ootheca. This ootheca can contain up to 300 eggs, all protected in the foam sack. These oothecae are laid in the fall — after which the adult mantids die — and can take up to five months to hatch. Some species hatch in small intervals, and hatching can take up to five weeks before all of the nymphs fully emerge. Not only do gravid females produce oothecae, infertile oothecae can be produced by females which have not been mated. These may sometimes hatch one or two nymphs; however, this is very unlikely. Some species, such as Brunneria borealis, produce oothecae through parthenogenesis. This is where a male is not needed to produce fertile ootheca; however, all the mantid's offspring of this sort will be female.
In the United States, species were first introduced from Europe and China around 1900 as garden predators in an effort to control pest populations. The Carolina mantis is the official state insect of South Carolina, and the European mantis is the official state insect of Connecticut.
Some mantis species
Acanthops falcata - Venezuelan Dead Leaf mantis
Acanthops fuscifolia - Tropical Dead Leaf
Acanthops tuberculata - Tropical Dead Leaf
Acromantis sp. - Boxer mantis
Ameles decolor
Ameles spallanzania
Alalomantis muta - Cameroon mantis
Asiadodis squilla - Asian shield mantis
Blepharopsis mendica - Thistle mantis
Brunneria subaptera - Stick mantis
Brunneria borealis - Stick mantis
Camelomantis sondaica
Ceratocrania macra
Ceratomantis saussurii
Choeradodis rhombicollis - Tropical shield mantis
Choeradodis stalii - Tropical shield mantis
Cilnia humeralis
Creobroter meleagris - Flower mantis
Creobroter gemmatus - Indian flower mantis
Creobroter pictipennis - Indian flower mantis
Creobroter elongata - Flower mantis
Deroplatys angustata - Dead Leaf mantis
Deroplatys desiccata - Dead Leaf mantis
Deroplatys lobata - Dead Leaf mantis
Deroplatys truncata - Dead Leaf mantis
Empusa fasciata
Empusa pennata
Eremiaphila brunneri - Common desert mantis
Eremiaphila zetterstedti
Euchomenella heteroptera - Twig mantis
Gongylus gongylodes - Indian rose/Violin mantis
Gonatista grisea - Grizzled mantis
Heterochaeta strachani
Hierodula membranacea - Giant Asian mantis
Hierodula grandis - Giant Indian mantis
Hierodula patellifera - Indo-Pacific mantis
Hierodula parviceps - Philippine mantis
Holaptilon pusillulum - Jumpy mantis
Hoplocorypha sp.
Humbertiella ceylonica
Hymenopus coronatus - Orchid mantis
Idolomantis diabolica - Devil's Flower mantis
Idolomorpha madagascariensis
Ischnomantis gigas
Iris oratoria - Mediterranean mantis
Liturgusa lichenalis - Lichen mantis
Macromantis hyalina
Mantis religiosa - European mantis
Miomantis caffra - South African mantis
Miomantis paykullii - Egyptian mantis
Miomantis abyssinica - Egyptian mantis
Odontomantis sp. - Ant mantis
Oligonicella scudderi - Scudder's mantis
Orthodera novaezealandiae - New Zealand mantis
Otomantis sp. - Boxer mantis
Oxyopsis gracilis - Peruvian mantis
Oxyopsis peruviana - Peruvian mantis
Oxyothespis dumonti
Paramantis prasina
Parasphendale agrionina - Bud-winged mantis
Parasphendale affinis - African banded mantis
Paratoxodera cornicollis - Giant Malaysian stick mantis
Phyllocrania paradoxa - Ghost mantis
Phyllovates chlorophaea
Plistospilota guineensis
Polyspilota aeruginosa
Popa spurca - twig mantis
Pseudocreobotra ocellata - Spiny flower mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii - Spiny flower mantis
Pseudovates arizonae - Arizona unicorn mantis
Rhombodera basalis - Giant Malaysian shield mantis
Rhombodera extensicollis - Giant shield mantis
Rhombodera megaera - Giant shield mantis
Rivetina baetica - Ground mantis
Sphodromantis balachowskyi - Afca'' - California mantis
Stagmomantis carolina - Carolina mantis
Stagmomantis limbata - Bordered mantis
Stagmomantis floridensis - Florida mantis
Sibylla pretiosa
Tamolanica tamolana
Tarachodes afzelii
Tarachodula pantherina
Theopropus elegans - Elegant mantis
Tisma freyi
Taumantis sigiana - Lime-green mantis
Tenodera australasiae
Tenodera angustipennis - Narrow-winged mantis
Tenodera sinensis - Chinese mantis
Toxodera denticulata - Giant Malaysian stick mantis
Yersiniops sophronicum - Yersin's ground mantis
Yersiniops solitarium - Horned ground mantis
Zoolea lobipes
For a more detailed treatment of this insect, see Mantodea.
Praying Mantis in Popular Culture
The Pokemon characters Scyther and Scizor are based upon a mantis.
Zorak - an animated mantis from the cartoon Space Ghost.
Manny, a character from the Disney/Pixar movie A Bug's Life is a praying mantis
Apollo Lunar Module - The insect-like appearance of the moon-landing portion of the Apollo spacecraft resembled a "giant praying mantis" according to Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins .
Mantazz, a playable character in the videogame Time Killers, is a human-sized alien that greatly resembles a praying mantis.
In China there is a Praying Mantis Kung Fu style (è³èæ³) based on the movement of the Chinese Mantis, although there are Northern and Southern style but both of them have the recognisable mantis hand movement (with their long and middle fingers pointing downwards).
The Magic School Bus spins web, praying mantis appears as villain which the kids must stop.
In the video game Mega Man Zero 3 one boss called Deathtantz Mantisk is based off a Praying Mantis.
Creators of the animated show The Simpsons have stated that character Montgomery Burns' appearance is based upon a praying mantis.
References
External links
Photographs of praying mantis
Praying Mantis eats cricket photos
A praying mantis catches a hummingbird
Video of a mantis catching and eating a cricket
Giant Praying Mantis Invades Prague
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2006-12-11 18:02:22 · answer #10 · answered by kryssyshell80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋