The Chinese mantis lives in Meadows and gardens, on tall herbs, flower clusters and shrubs. The size of the Chinese mantis is exactly 58mm. The coloration of the Chinese mantis is tan to pale green. The Chinese mantis has six legs. They use the ones in front like hands. The Chinese mantis has four wings along the front margin. The Chinese mantis eyes change color during different times of the day, in the sunset its eyes turn like a chocolate-brown, and soon after sunset and during the day they turn pale tan.

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The size of the Chinese mantis is exactly 58mm. There are to many Chinese mantises to count. I could not find if the Chinese mantis was growing or shrinking. I also could not find what is contributing to the change. I could not find the population of the Chinese mantis. The Chinese mantis is a carnivore which means it eats other insects both pests and beneficial. The Chinese mantis is also capable of eating small animals like frogs, lizards and even hummingbirds.

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The Chinese mantis does not have any predators; I do not know why it is such a small insect. The thing that allows the Chinese mantis to compete for food is there two legs in the front allows them to grab their pries and eat them. The Chinese mantis does not have any competitors, or I could not find any. Some interesting facts about the Chinese mantis: did you know that the Chinese mantis could jump into midair and catch a grasshopper. Another fact is that it has another common name and that is the Chinese mantid, and Chinese praying mantis. I learned that Chinese mantises had more than one common name. I also learned that their season is fall.

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Author: Tyler M

Published: 03/2008

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Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Mantis http://bugguide.net/node/view/12409 http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=IS0137

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