It is about 4 or 5 cm long. I found it on a wall in the shade. What do they eat? What leaves would it live on? Does it Bite? How do you find the sex? PS i live in Australia.
2007-05-19 22:18:22 · 5 answers · asked by Hold_your_color 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Being a carnivorous insect, the mantis feeds primarily on other insects. However, it is not uncommon for larger mantids to consume small reptiles and even small mammals or birds.
Females will be much larger than males. (After mating the female will bite the head off the male, then consume the rest of his body. )
Heres a site about them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preying_mantis
2007-05-19 22:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by Angel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are predators, you feed them insects. Big ones. The biggests mantises can actually catch and eat the smallest birds.
As far as sex, they are frequently sexually dimorphic (the girl is different from the guy) that should help you ID what you are hosting.
2007-05-19 22:25:17 · answer #2 · answered by Alicia M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe they eat other insects and they like light, meaning at night (if you leave a porch light on, that is). i've caught one before, and no they don't bite. they just look a little awkward.
p.s. they like a soft light at nite, you probably won't see them in the daytime. so if you want to keep him make sure he has a place to go.
2007-05-19 22:50:47 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Charmed One♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you care for it, by letting it live it's life in the wild, like it's supposed to do.
2007-05-19 23:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by kmedcoff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you leave the PRAYING MANTIS on the wall. you don't need to keep it for a pet. it'll die.
2007-05-19 22:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋