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Later they will eat larger insects, beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, and other pest insects. Praying mantises are large, solitary, slow moving, and predaceous insects that catch their prey with their front legs. They do not have jumping hind legs. Of the 20 species of mantises that occur in North America, the introduced Chinses mantis, at a lenght of as much as four inches, is the largest.
Praying Mantis - (Mantis religiosa) Praying Mantis - (Mantis religiosa) The Praying Mantis is an incredible friend to gardeners and farmers thanks to its mammoth appetite for plant-destroying pests. Staff Writer (10/23/2014): The large Praying Mantis (not 'Preying' although it does that very well) got its name from the position of its forelegs. When resting, these front legs are held in a way that makes them seem folded in prayer. Those powerful front legs are able to hold down an insect as the mantis eats it alive.