2-3 inches, brown & green body with
red eyes, head can turn.
Habitat:
Meadows and gardens
Food:
Butterflies, moths, flies, wasps, and caterpillars
Lifecycle:
3 stages
Winter Survival:
As an egg
Lifespan:
1 season
Sleep Cycle:
Diurnal
Niche:
Predator & Prey
Role to Humans:
Beneficial
Interesting Facts:
Female eats male.
Sources:
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American
Insects and Spiders
Expressive Drawing
Scientific Drawing
Carolina Mantis
I was laid in an egg case. I hung out on a piece of
silk. I waited for hours there. I stopped hanging on the
silk. So I was off on my journey out to the world. As
a nymph I ate aphids. I was an adult. Finally my wings
grew. Now I eat flies and bugs. One day I found a mate.
She almost bit my head off! My mate laid eggs in an egg
case. Just as a nymph was coming out I died of old age.
