🦗European mantis
The European mantis is a large hemimetabolic insect in the Mantidae family, which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed when the mantis is in repose, resembling a praying position. Both males and females have elongated bodies with two pairs of wings. The most striking features that the species have are a very mobile, triangular head with large compound eyes and their first pair of legs, which is highly modified for the efficient capture and restraint of fast-moving or flying prey.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderMantodea
- ›familyMantidae
- ›genusMantis
- ›speciesMantis religiosa
- classInsects · Insecta
- genusDictyoptera
- orderMantodea
- genusMantis
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- genusDictyoptera
- orderMantodea
- genusMantis
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