La cerbatana o Mantis:Es un insecto de tamaño mediano de aproximadamente 6 a 7 cm, con un tórax largo y unas antenas delgadas. Tiene dos grandes ojos compuestos y tres ojos simples pequeños entre ellos. La cabeza puede girar hasta 180º. Sus patas delanteras, que mantiene recogidas delante de la cabeza, están provistas de espinas para sujetar a sus presas.
Son animales solitarios excepto en la época de reproducción, cuando macho y hembra se buscan para aparearse. Cuando hay más de un macho cerca de una hembra, éstos se pelean y solo uno se aparea. Las hembras son grandes que los machos. En la mayoría de ocasiones, durante o tras el apareamiento, la hembra se come al macho.
Pueden ser de color verde o pardo con distintos matices. El color del adulto lo determina el medio en el que habita durante su última muda (por ejemplo, amarillo, si se trata de paja seca, o verde, si es hierba fresca).[cita requerida]
Es el único animal conocido que cuenta con un único oído que está localizado en el tórax.
Información tomada de:
https://es.m.wikipedia.org ›
Las cerbatana o Mantis comen , polillas, grillos o saltamontes, moscas y otros insectos , Por otra parte, estos animales también se comen a los de su propia especie.
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Hello good afternoon friends of this great family, today I am going to show you some beautiful photographs of a blowgun or Mantis and describe a little of it, since it arrived today to my house and called me much attention and I want to share with you. I hope you enjoy it.
The pictures were taken from my Remi 9 phone,
Some on the floor and others climbing the chair and on top of it.
The blowpipe or Mantis:It is a medium-sized insect of approximately 6 to 7 cm, with a long thorax and slender antennae. It has two large compound eyes and three small simple eyes between them. The head can rotate up to 180º. Its forelegs, which it keeps tucked in front of its head, are equipped with spines to grasp prey.
They are solitary animals except during the breeding season, when male and female seek each other out to mate. When there is more than one male near a female, they fight and only one mates. Females are larger than males. On most occasions, during or after mating, the female eats the male.
They can be green or brown with different shades. The color of the adult is determined by the environment in which it inhabits during its last molt (e.g. yellow, if it is dry straw, or green, if it is fresh grass).[citation needed].
It is the only animal known to have a single ear, which is located on the thorax.
Information taken from:
https://es.m.wikipedia.org '
The blowgun or Mantis eat , moths, crickets or grasshoppers, flies and other insects , Moreover, these animals also eat their own kind.