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Mantises, of the order Mantodea, spanning more than 2,400 species of insects with powerful front legs. The best known may be the praying mantis.

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Alexa Grose

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Mantises, of the order Mantodea, spanning more than 2,400 species of insects with powerful front legs. The best known may be the praying mantis.

Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mantodea is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species and about 430 genera of mantises in 15 families, by far the largest family being Mantidae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
Praying Mantis Pictures and Facts - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about praying mantids with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/praying-mantis
List of Mantis Genera and Species - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following list of mantis genera and species.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mantis_genera_and_species
North American Mantises Guide - InsectIdentification

Listing of North American Mantises.
http://www.insectidentification.org/mantises.asp
Raising Praying Mantises - Instructables

Choosing your mantis. Regardless of which mantis species you choose, please check to be sure that it is a local species before releasing any.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Raising-praying-mantises/
Praying Mantis Facts - National Geographic Kids

These insects get their name because they have very long front legs that they hold in a position that reminds people of praying
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/praying-mantis/
What do Praying Mantis Eat? - Pet-Mantis

These insects eat to keep there fiddle.
http://www.pet-mantis.com/what-mantis-eat
10 Fascinating Facts About Praying Mantids - About

People like praying mantids because they look a bit like humans, with their expressive faces and long arms.
http://insects.about.com/od/roachesandmantids/a/10-Fascinating-Facts-About-Praying-Mantids.htm
FYI: Can Praying Mantises Eat Hummingbirds?

Video of praying mantises attacking hummingbirds.
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/fyi-can-praying-mantises-eat-hummingbirds
Praying Mantis vs. Hummingbird

Even though mantises are smaller, they'll still attack hummingbirds. Here's how to keep your backyard bird safe.Â
http://www.audubon.org/news/praying-mantis-vs-hummingbird
General Description of a Praying Mantis - KeepingInsects

A praying mantis is an usually large predatory insect with large eyes, a turnable head and powerful front legs to hold its prey with.
http://www.keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/general/

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Mantis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Mantis religiosa, Romania
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superorder:	Dictyoptera
Order:	Mantodea Burmeister, 1838
Families
See text
Synonyms
Manteodea Burmeister, 1829 Mantearia Mantoptera

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mantodea is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species and about 430 genera of mantises in 15 families, by far the largest family being Mantidae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis
Praying Mantis Pictures and Facts - National Geographic

Learn all you wanted to know about praying mantids with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/praying-mantis
List of Mantis Genera and Species - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following list of mantis genera and species.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mantis_genera_and_species
North American Mantises Guide - InsectIdentification

Listing of North American Mantises.
http://www.insectidentification.org/mantises.asp
Raising Praying Mantises - Instructables

Choosing your mantis. Regardless of which mantis species you choose, please check to be sure that it is a local species before releasing any.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Raising-praying-mantises/
Praying Mantis Facts - National Geographic Kids

These insects get their name because they have very long front legs that they hold in a position that reminds people of praying
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/praying-mantis/
What do Praying Mantis Eat? - Pet-Mantis

These insects eat to keep there fiddle.
http://www.pet-mantis.com/what-mantis-eat
10 Fascinating Facts About Praying Mantids - About

People like praying mantids because they look a bit like humans, with their expressive faces and long arms.
http://insects.about.com/od/roachesandmantids/a/10-Fascinating-Facts-About-Praying-Mantids.htm
FYI: Can Praying Mantises Eat Hummingbirds?

Video of praying mantises attacking hummingbirds.
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/fyi-can-praying-mantises-eat-hummingbirds
Praying Mantis vs. Hummingbird

Even though mantises are smaller, they'll still attack hummingbirds. Here's how to keep your backyard bird safe.Â
http://www.audubon.org/news/praying-mantis-vs-hummingbird
General Description of a Praying Mantis - KeepingInsects

A praying mantis is an usually large predatory insect with large eyes, a turnable head and powerful front legs to hold its prey with.
http://www.keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/general/

Mantis Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Mantis religiosa, Romania
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Superorder:	Dictyoptera
Order:	Mantodea Burmeister, 1838
Families
See text
Synonyms
Manteodea Burmeister, 1829 Mantearia Mantoptera

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Mantises, of the order Mantodea, spanning more than 2,400 species of insects with powerful front legs. The best known may be the praying mantis.

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