Mantodea

通用名稱：

Praying mantis

分配：

Every continent except Antarctica

棲息地：

In warmer regions, particularly tropical and temperate habitats. Most species live in the tropical rainforest, although others can be found in deserts, grasslands and meadowlands.

飲食：

Small animals and other insects, including other mantis

全球物種數量：

2400

香港的物種數量：

形態學
（如何識別它們）：

-Triangular head with well developed compound eyes
-Sickle-like front legs with spines
-Elongated prothorax
-Most have well developed wings with elongated leathery forewings and broad membranous hindwings

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你可知道？

Some females eat the upper half of the males in the course of mating but the males can still complete the mating process. Although females don’t always eat their mates, they may still do that because of starving, or when the males irritate them.