Praying+Mantis

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// Mantis religiosa // Order: Mantodea

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Housing Requirements

 * Individuals should be housed alone or with adequate space, as they can be cannibalistic.

Diet Requirements

 * Depending on the size of your individual, pinheads, fruit flies, crickets, mealworms.

Notes on Enrichment & Training


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Potential Messaging

 * Beneficial Insects
 * Carnivores/Insectivores
 * Camouflage
 * Adaptations

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=__Comments from the Rating System__=
 * Pittsburgh Zoo: We started with newly hatched nymphs which took some effort.

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Life Cycle

 * An egg case, or ootheca, can hold 10-300 eggs.

Threats and Conservation Status
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 * //Activity Schedule: diurnal, nocturnal, crepuscular//
 * //Continent of Origin//
 * //Diet Requirements: carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, etc.//
 * //General Habitat/Biome: deserts, forests, mountains, etc.//