Who such mantis

Who such mantis

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Mantises are the predatory insects leading a single life. Are inclined to cannibalism. They were called so Karl Linney for a constant pose of "the praying person".

Appearance and food of mantises

The mantis - a chameleon, it can change coloring, depending on that Wednesday in which lives. He adapts to colors of trees, stones, branches and leaves. The color of an insect can be various, meet green, yellow and brown most more often.Interesting features of this species of insects is that they have only one ear, they are capable to twirl by the head up to 180 degrees and even to look through a shoulder. The mantis has wings, but he flies very seldom. If on the place of its dwelling of food is in prosperity, the insect will carry out all the life here. To fly over it can force danger or hunger. Besides, only males of mantises as females are larger are capable to fly and wings do not stand them. The mantis is very sluggish, accepting a necessary color, he long time can remain motionless, waiting for production. At approach the predator is enough it with forepaws which at it practically are always raised up. On them there are special jags helping to hold the caught victim. At first he kills it, and then eats. The mantis eats flies, cockroaches, mosquitoes and spiders. And larger types can eat lizards, frogs and even birds. A mantis - extremely courageous insect. He does not fly away from the enemies, and frightens them. For this purpose the predator rastopyrivat wings, rises on hinder legs, being shaken in the parties, makes the menacing sounds. The mantis is very useful to people as he performs function of the hospital attendant - the cleaner from wreckers, but can sometimes destroy also the insects bringing benefit – bees, ladybugs.

Features of reproduction of mantises

The period from August to September — pairing time at mantises. At this time the male leaves the habitat, going to search of a female. If she is hungry, then can quite eat the gentleman as is larger in sizes. And during copulation sometimes bites off to it the head. After fertilization, through a certain term the female lays about one hundred eggs in special sticky weight. Larvae of a mantis of the small sizes, but are very mobile. They at first eat a plant louse, tripsa, and can eat and each other. There live mantises about three months, males perish earlier, than females. It occurs because after fertilization they weaken, cease to hunt and at the same time from an organism at them amino acids, necessary for life, disappear.

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