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Distribution: Native to temperate areas of Europe, Asia and northern Africa
Size Length: 5‒7.5 cm
Average number of eggs: 100
Life Span: 12 months
Diet: Carnivore
Social life: Solitary
IUCN red list status: No status
The common name of this animal, praying mantiscomes from its prominent legs, which are bent and held together which suggests it is praying. They have big eyes, triangular head and an elongated thorax. Both male and female have wings and antennae, but are longer in males. They are the only insects that are able to turn its head 180 degrees to see their surroundings. Besides that, praying mantises are equipped with long fore legs with spikes making them remarkable predators. They combine long and spiked legs with very quick reflexes to prey other insects.
Adult females have an improbable behavior; sometimes they eat her mate after or even during mating. They usually come together to mate once a year and after that, females lay about 100 eggs. When hatched, juveniles are like miniatures versions of the adults.
