Mantis (Insect)

Mantis (Insect)

* Family: Mantidae,

* Genus: Stagomantis,

* Species: carolina,

* Phylum: Arthropoda,

* Class: Insecta,

* Subclass: Pterygota,

* Infraclass: Neoptera,

* Superorder: Dictyoptera,

* Order: Mantodea,

* Type: Bug,

* Diet: Carnivore,

* Average life span in the wild: 12 months,

* Size: 0.5 to 6 in (1.2 to 15 cm) long.

** Females regularly lay hundreds of eggs in a small case, and nymphs hatch looking much like tiny versions of their parents.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis