Praying Mantis 264/365
ODC three
The preying mantis has a three segmented body, with a head, thorax and abdomen. Their famous forelegs is extraordinarily powerful for their size and crushes the prey in half. Their mouth parts have several strong cutting components to tear and consume through insect exteriors.
Mantids, with their huge compound eyes mounted on the triangular, almost alien-like head, have a large field of vision. Their keen sight for detecting movement of prey and the flexible movement of the head to bring their prey into their binocular field of view are one of the keys to their hunting. They are able to turn their head 180 degrees forexcellent vision and hearing. Their antennae are most likely used for smell.
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Praying Mantis 264/365
ODC three
The preying mantis has a three segmented body, with a head, thorax and abdomen. Their famous forelegs is extraordinarily powerful for their size and crushes the prey in half. Their mouth parts have several strong cutting components to tear and consume through insect exteriors.
Mantids, with their huge compound eyes mounted on the triangular, almost alien-like head, have a large field of vision. Their keen sight for detecting movement of prey and the flexible movement of the head to bring their prey into their binocular field of view are one of the keys to their hunting. They are able to turn their head 180 degrees forexcellent vision and hearing. Their antennae are most likely used for smell.
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