Praying Mantis, Mantodea

A Green Praying Mantis

Praying mantises are fascinating insects. They are beautiful but you may not want to see them devour a live victims as you may find the scene gross, especially when the victim is a vertebra. That prey on any life forms they can catch and hold onto with their strong and spiky arms.

They are classified in the order, Mantodea. Termites and cockroaches, despite of a different order (Blattodea), are their closest relatives.