The Great Praying Mantis
By: Courtney
Mantis' have tiny feelers called palpi. The praying mantis hides among the leaves waiting to catch other insects. The mantis usually eats live insects. It is able to turn its head around. If you keep one you will need to feed it live flies. It has purplish, brownish wings that it flares when it is angry.
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