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Who are the “Darth Vaders” of the insect

world?

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Not to be confused with a stick insect!

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Cockroach Cousin

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Superstition: Mantises have the gift of foretelling the future

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…….Or Showing a lost child the way home

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They even acquired their own form of martial arts:Mantis Style Kung Fu

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Clever Camoflage

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NOT a flower for your

sweetheart!

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Our close encounter with the Mantis-kind

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Don’t mess with this guy!

Defense Mechanism:

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………Or this guy

Looks like a Broadway show to me

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Butterflies………

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Hummingbirds, frogs, toads, and lizards!

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How does a Mantis escape its predator the bat?

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Not two ears……

………but ONE!!!!

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Mating....males head STILL intact!

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Imagine if humans did this!!.......

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The ootheca

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