Stats

Lifespan

6-12 months

Size

Large

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

This insect lives in temperate and tropical regions across the entire globe. Its triangular head rotates 180 degrees to track prey with five distinct eyes.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Mantodea