1. Wild hunter, Mantis
- Written & photoed by Lee hyo sun -

2. Look !
What do you see?
Is this a candy?
or is this a toy?

3. No.
Look carefully !
Whose eye is this?
It’s a mantis’ eye.

4. A mantis is an insect.
So, a mantis has six legs.
and three body parts.

5. A mantis has very sharp two front legs.
So,it can catch insets very well.
mantis catching a cicada

6. A mantis is very wild.
A mantis usually eats insects.
Sometimes, they eat frogs, birds
and small snakes.
How scary !

7. spider Which animals eat a mantis? Do you know? Think !
A spider and a lizard eat a mantis.
spider

8. A mantis has a protective color .
In fall, a female mantis lays about 200 eggs.
And then,it covers the eggs with bubble.
After that, it dies.
In spring, you will see a baby mantis.
A mantis casts off the skin several times.

9. During the summer,
we can see a mantis in a field.
If you see a mantis, look carefully.
But, don’t touch it !
Remember the sharp legs !

10. The life cycle of a mantis
eggs
adult mantis
baby mantis

11. * The bady parts of a mantis *
head
thorax
mouth
eye
front leg
abdomen
antenna