Sibylla pretiosa is better known as crypic mantis. Crypic means of a not understood nature. You can find these mantises out in southern Africa. Most people say that the mantis is pretty bazaar.

These are some things to indentify a crypic mantis. The first one is the size; females can grow up to 5.5cm. Males can grow up to 4cm. Next is the coloration, generally their wings are green and the rest is brown. Some characteristics are four walking legs and flight. Some next time you see a mantis try to see if it is a cryptic mantis.

Some other facts about the crytic mantis, you might want to know. Like I said you can find it in southern Africa. The population is unknown. The crytic mantis can refer to any insect in mantodea. Now you know some more facts about the mantis.

Now, we will talk about eating both ways getting eaten and the mantis feeding. The mantis is a secondary consumer. Secondary consumer is like the fruit fly eats the fruit then the mantis eats the fly. The mantis eats mostly flying insects and they are cannibalism. Adult mantis eats house flies, small bees and moths. Mantis competes with food with the spider. Birds and spiders are the predators. When the mantis is cornered or attacked it flies away or uses camouflage. These are more facts about eating.

There is all the facts about the crytic mantis. Some of these fact blow me away, this is one of the most bizzar insects. Like how their walk on four legs and fly.

Author: Macie S.
Published: 03/13

Sources: mantiskingdom.com/index.phpmain_page=page&id=22...1en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_pretiosa
www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1212
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