Praying+mantis

=Praying mantis= A praying mantis looks a little bit scary but it can't hurt you. It is an insect: it has three body parts - They have six legs: They have compound eyes so they can see in all directions. Some praying mantis have wings and some do not. If they do, they have two sets of wings, that's four altogether.
 * a head
 * a chest (thorax)
 * an abdomen (tummy).
 * two long spiky legs at the front to grab their prey, and
 * four legs at the back.

A praying mantis eats mostly other insects. Young ones eat small flies or its own brothers and sisters! Bigger ones prey on small scorpions, bees, bugs, lizards, frogs, birds, snakes, fish, and even rats and mice. They will eat anything that's smaller than they are.

A praying mantis grabs its prey with its long legs, holds it with one leg and then eats it alive.

They live all over the world, in grass, trees and bushes.