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Praying Mantis

13/03/201412/03/2014 by Glen Hartley

Praying Mantis

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Type:   Bug

Diet:   Carnivore

Average life span in the wild:   12 months

Size:   0.5 to 6 in (1.2 to 15 cm) long

Did you know?

The Praying Mantis was the inspiration of a character in ‘A Bugs Life’!

Size relative to a tea cup:

Illustration: Praying mantis compared with tea cup

Courtesy of National Geographic

Categories Animal of the Week
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