{"id":1790,"date":"2026-05-05T12:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kazkaland.com\/cikavinky\/bohomol-myslyvets-z-listochka\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T01:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:12:45","slug":"bohomol-myslyvets-z-listochka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kazkaland.com\/en\/cikavinky\/bohomol-myslyvets-z-listochka\/","title":{"rendered":"The praying mantis is a hunter that pretends to be a leaf and attacks with lightning."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The praying mantis is a hunter that pretends to be a leaf and attacks with lightning.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The praying mantis gets its name from its posture: its front legs folded upwards, as if it were praying. But it's not actually praying. It's hunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This green hunter can sit motionless on a branch or leaf for hours. Its body is so similar to a plant that even other insects do not notice the danger. And when a fly or a grasshopper flies close, the praying mantis throws out its front legs at a speed of 50 milliseconds. That's five times faster than the blink of your eyes. Not a single fly has time to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its head is the most amazing of all insects. It is triangular, like a heart, and it rotates 180 degrees. This means that the praying mantis can look back over its shoulder without turning its body. No other insect can do this. It has two large camera eyes and three more tiny eyes on its forehead - for sensing light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now for the well-known but scary truth: sometimes a female praying mantis will eat a male after they mate. Why? Scientists believe that this is so she can get extra nutrients to grow strong eggs - each clutch can contain up to 400. Cruel? In nature, this is a common survival strategy. The male knows the risk and goes anyway. For the sake of the offspring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The praying mantis is a useful friend to the garden. It eats a lot of pests. So if you see it in your garden, don't touch it. It guards your tomatoes like a tiny green knight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More interesting facts about animals at on the category page<\/a> \u2728<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

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