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Praying mantis
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Moss mantis Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) mantid mantid Mantid (Mantis religiosa).
Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids
How the praying mantis hunts its prey
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Also Known As Mantidae • praying mantid • mantis • praying mantis

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Praying mantis
Moss mantis
Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)
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mantid
Mantid (Mantis religiosa).
Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates
Behold the multitude of Amazonian arthropods including spiders, scorpions, beetles, and mantids
How the praying mantis hunts its prey
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Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination
Know Your Bugs Quiz
List
Aedes aegypti mosquito, a carrier of yellow fever, dengue, and dengue hemorrhagic fever.
10 Questions About Insects Answered
Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan
6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
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Praying mantis (sphodromantis gastrica)
Why Do Some Animals Eat Their Mates After Sex?