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Mantis is a general term for carnivorous insects in the order Mantis, with the family Mantidae having the highest number of species. Mantis is larger in size and has a streamlined body, mainly green and brown in color, with some species having flower spots. The iconic feature of praying mantis is having two "big knives", namely the forelimbs, with a row of hard serrations on them, and a climbing suction cup at the end of the hook of the big knife.Mantis are distributed in most tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions. Mantis adults and nymphs are both predatory and usually quietly inhabit flower clusters, leaf clusters, or branches, waiting for opportunities to prey on nearby insects It mainly preys on flies, mosquitoes, locusts, moths, butterflies and their larvae, as well as small insects such as exposed pupae and crickets, as well as large insects such as cicadas and locusts. Praying mantis usually reproduce once a year and overwinter on shrub branches with their egg sheaths. Each egg sheath has 70 eggs, with many reaching over 100. The lifespan is approximately 6-8 months.
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