The praying mantis a carnivorous arthropod named after its front legs that are bent similar to that of someone in a "praying" posture as they wait for their prey. They are deadly predators, they prey on insects and other various small animals, even small birds, as they camouflage into the surrounding plants and use their bent front legs to grab their prey at a very quick speed. Moreover, female mantids are most famous for eating their mate after or during mating. They have various traits of an arthropod; they have two compound eyes and three simple eyes in between, they shed many layers of exoskeleton during their life cycle, and they also have jointed appendages.
Like the bottom picture it looks like it is ready do attack.
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