Praying Mantis is an insect that is known for its distinctive appearance and behavior. It has a triangular shaped head and large eyes, and its front legs are bent in a praying posture. Praying Mantis is a carnivorous insect that feeds on other insects, spiders, and
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all mantodeans have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, resembling a praying posture, has led to the common name praying mantis.