22
Jun
2008

My first attempt at a praying mantis. What do you think?

Some interesting things about praying mantises:

  • Praying mantises camouflage themselves as twigs. When prey, such as a small insect comes near, they snap the segment at the end of their forelegs shut with remarkable speed to trap their victim.
  • Larger species of praying mantises also prey on small lizards, frogs, birds, snakes, and even rodents. Mantises are often aggressive towards one another, and even eat each other given half a chance. :-O
  • Praying mantises are masters of camouflage. Some species in Africa and Australia are even able to turn black after molting if there’s been a fire to blend in with the blackened environment. A black origami mantis would look pretty cool ;)

You can read more about these amazing creatures on Wikipedia.

Diagram for this model will be coming soon.


Any questions, feedback or suggestions for improvement, please comment!

J

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