Mantis habit

1. Imitate a flower. There is a kind of mantis in the tropics. Its front legs are petal-shaped and its body color is purple and white. It is hidden in the leaves and looks like a purple-white orchid at first glance.

2. Imitate into leaves. Other mantis grow leaves and protrusions on the chest, abdomen, tibiofibular joints and lying position, imitating leaves, branches and tree scars to confuse insects.

3. Imitate into water drops. There is a kind of mantis in tropical desert area. Its body is green, and its head has a flat protrusion, which is smooth and bright. It curled up in the grass. In the sun, the protrusion on its head is like a drop of crystal dew, attracting insects from arid areas to get water and being arrested.

4. quasi-threatening prey. French biologists saw a mantis meet a big grey locust. When the mantis saw the locust, it immediately spread its wings and shook it to both sides. The hind wings stand upright like a sailboat, and the upper end of the side is curved, making the sound of poisonous snakes spraying. When the locust moves a little, the mantis's head turns. The locust doesn't run, but it becomes its food without resistance.

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Biological characteristics of mantis;

Grasshopper's life cycle is completed in one year, and it goes through three stages of development: egg, nymph and adult, so it belongs to incomplete metamorphosis. Nymphs molt for 7~ 1 1 time and reach the adult stage after 8~ 12 years. The increase or decrease of age is influenced by the environment and the amount of food.

Mantis is widely distributed all over the world except polar regions, especially in tropical regions. In summer, you can often see mantis under the street lights in the city because mantis has phototaxis.

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