Tag: Introduced Species

82/150: A ravenous bride; the female Praying Mantis is one of nature’s most ruthless predators!

Jul 18, 2017

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by

Linley Sherin

in #Biodiversity150

Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Mantodea: Mantidae: Mantinae: Mantis: Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) The Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa) is an insect species of the Order Mantodea which was accidentally introduced to Canada in 1899 from Europe. A common, and intimidating, fact about the Praying Mantis proves how insatiable the female is when pregnant, leading her to partake…