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	Carolina mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Carolina mantis or mantid (Stagmomantis carolina) is the state insect of South Carolina.
		The Carolina Mantis is the smallest of the three types native to North America.
		The Carolina Mantis has a dusty brown or gray color used to camouflage with the pine forests and sand hills of the Southeastern part of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carolina_mantis (229 words)

	Gottesanbieter
		The mantis almost always starts eating the insect while it is still alive, and almost always goes straight for the insect's neck: this way, the mantis makes sure that the struggling of the insect stops quickly.
		Mantis babies usually hatch from their frothy egg-masses in late April or May, or whenever the weather begins to warm up, depending on the region.
		Mantis babies are wingless, but otherwise resemble the adults (this is an important distinction in classifying insects).
	www-unix.oit.umass.edu /~abrams/mantis.html (694 words)

	Praying mantis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A praying mantis or praying mantid is a kind of insect of family Mantidae (order Mantodea) named for their "prayer-like" stance.
		mantis nymph increases in size by replacing outer body covering with a sturdy flexible exoskeleton and molting when needed.
		Praying Mantis is one of those bands of which I haven't been following their career, mainly because of the fact their albums haven't been very easily available in this part of the woods.
	www.freeglossary.com /Praying_mantis_(insect) (539 words)

	Mantis - MSN Encarta
		Mantis, also known as praying mantis, common name for long, slender, winged insect common in warm temperate and tropical regions throughout the world.
		Mantises are known for sitting back on their rear appendages and holding their stout front pair of appendages together in an attitude reminiscent of prayer.
		The common mantis of the southern United States, the Carolina mantis, is a native species about 7.6 cm (about 3 in) long, which is known in the South as rearhorse or mule killer.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570485/Mantis.html (245 words)

	TBK Inspections, llc.: Quality Home Inspections in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill North Carolina
		North Carolina is home to three different mantid species: the praying mantis, the Chinese mantis, and the Carolina mantis.
		The Carolina mantis is the only native species, the praying mantis and Chinese mantis were both introduced accidentally from southern europe and china in the late 1800s.
		Mantis egg cases can be relocated to gardens by snipping off the branch they are attached to and taping it to another plant.
	www.tbkinspections.com /pictures.html (690 words)

	Red Mantis Insect Information
		Even so, were the female mantis to relieve her mate of his head during mating, the loss of a continuous signal from an inhibitory centre in the male mantid's brain would lead to an increase in abdomenal spasming during ejaculation.
		At some point the wasp blundered into the mantis, flying at medium speed, and I was completely surprised to observe Lady M falling straight to the floor of the cage and landing awkwardly on her back.
		This means that by moving its head from side-to-side, the mantis is able to measure an object's movement, relative to its background, and therefore to accurately gauge the the distance of an object from the mantis.
	www.finiteinsight.com /redmantis/mantInsect.html (8240 words)

	Carolina mantis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Carolina Mantis is smallest of the three native mantis to America.
		In South it is known as 'rearhorse' or The Carolina Mantis has a dusty brown gray color used to camouflage with the forests and sand hills of the Southeastern of the U.S. A distinguished trait is wings onlye extend 3/4 of the way the abdomen.
		Carolina mantis egg cases can be purchased in supply centers as a means of biological control of pest insects.
	www.freeglossary.com /Stagmomantis_Carolina (409 words)

	What's That Bug:Praying Mantis
		The mantid is a male Gongylus gongylodes, or Wandering Violin Mantis.
		Maude is indeed a Grasslike Mantis, Thesprotia graminis.
		While it is not necessary for the male preying mantis to be beheaded in order to consumate the mating ritual, the female mantis will occasionally bite off her mate's head.
	www.whatsthatbug.com /mantis.html (7833 words)

	mantis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about mantis
		The female mantis is notorious for eating its mate during copulation (although this behaviour is relatively uncommon).
		There are about 2,000 species of mantis, mainly tropical; some can reach a length of 20 cm/8 in.
		Mantises are often called ‘praying mantises’ because of the way they hold their front legs, adapted for grasping prey, when at rest.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /mantis (171 words)

	Nature's Praying Predator
		The Chinese mantis is tan, except for the outer edges of its forewings, which are pea green.
		The closest relatives to the mantis are the grasshopper, cricket, and cockroach.
		The mating habit of the mantis is consistent with its predaceous disposition.
	mdc.mo.gov /conmag/2005/03/20.htm (1197 words)

	The Praying Mantis and Walking Stick
		The praying mantis gets its name from the long spiked forelegs which are bent in an attitude of prayer as it perches motionless on a leaf or twig or flower waiting for a victim to come along.
		The Chinese mantis, imported to the east coast in 1896, is occasionally seen in the Chicago region as the result of egg cases brought in for the control of garden pests.
		The Carolina mantis, a smaller native species of the southern states, is found in southern Illinois.
	www.newton.dep.anl.gov /natbltn/600-699/nb643.htm (557 words)

	mantis 2001
		The name "mantis" comes from the Greek word for 'prophet' or 'soothsayer.' The Carolina mantid is a common insect of Eastern United States.
		Recently it has been discovered that these hollow chambers provide the mantis with a means of detecting bats, one of their most feared predators.
		Apparently, the mantis in flight will drastically change its flight pattern (often hurling to the ground in a spiral) when the mantis hears certain frequencies of sound.
	www.whatwhatwhat.com /mantis_2001.htm (488 words)

	Mantis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The dead leaf mantis, an astonishing example of camouflage
		Mantis is also the name of several insects in the Mantidae family, commonly known as praying mantis:
		Mantis (rollercoaster), a very large roller coaster located at Cedar Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio, USA
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mantis (225 words)

	Praying mantis - TheBestLinks.com - Aldous Huxley, Animal, Arthropod, Bird, ...
		There are three species of praying mantises that are common to North America: the European mantis (Mantis religiosa), the Chinese mantis (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis), and the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina).
		The praying mantis goes through three stages of metamorphosis: egg, nymph, and adult.
		A mantis nymph increases in size by replacing its outer body covering with a sturdy, flexible exoskeleton and molting when needed.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Praying_mantis.html (472 words)

	Praying Mantis Abundant in Southern Iowa, 2002
		Praying mantids (preferred plural form of mantis) have never been numerous in Iowa and historically they were only common in the far southeastern corner of the state.
		The two kinds of mantids in Iowa are the Chinese mantis and the Carolina mantis.
		The Carolina mantis is 1.75 to 2.5 inches in length.
	www.ipm.iastate.edu /ipm/hortnews/2002/11-8-2002/prayingmantis.html (521 words)

	Ready to prey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The praying mantis is one of the most recognizable and striking members of the insect kingdom.
		When doing so, as the mantis turns its head, it bends tiny hairs at the side of the head, causing a message to be sent to the central nervous system which relays a signal to the forelegs with data about the distance and size of the victim.
		It was believed that the praying mantis was deaf until, in 1986, a sensitive and specialized hearing organ was discovered on the insect's abdomen.
	www.answersingenesis.org /creation/v23/i2/prey.asp (1252 words)

	ipedia.com: Carolina mantis Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Carolina Mantis is the smallest of the three native mantis to North America.
		The Carolina Mantis has a dusty brown or gray color used to camouflage with the pine forests and sand hills of the Southeastern part of the U.S. A distinguished trait is its wings onlye extend 3/4 of the way down the abdomen.
		It is sometimes kept as a pet, as a large, easily cultured insect.
	www.ipedia.com /carolina_mantis.html (269 words)

	Mantodea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		There are threespecies of praying mantises that are common to North America: the European mantis (Mantis religiosa), the Chinese mantis (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis), and the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina).
		The danger may occur during the mating process or afterwardswhere the female mantis devours her male mate, sometimes starting by biting off his head.
		A mantis nymph increases in size by replacing its outer body covering with a sturdy,flexible exoskeleton and molting when needed.
	www.therfcc.org /mantodea-45551.html (401 words)

	abcteach Printable Worksheet: Praying Mantis: Student Researchers
		The mantis goes straight for the neck of its prey, that way there is no struggling while it is trying to eat.
		Praying mantis in North America are usually green or brown and the adult insect usually ranges from 2-6 inches.
		The praying mantis looks different because of the way its body is shaped and can grow up to 2-3 inches a year.
	www.abcteach.com /Insects/theme/studresearch.htm (1816 words)

	The Praying Mantis
		Carolina mantis is smallest of the three usually less than two inches in length.
		The Chinese mantis is mostly light brown with dull green trim around its wings.
		mantis is a dusky brown or gray color, perhaps to blend in with the pine forests
	www.digitaltermpapers.com /view.php/d/386.HTM (597 words)

	Praying Mantis
		The Chinese mantis is one of the praying mantids, so called because their forelegs are habitually folded together in a fancied attitude of prayer.
		"Preying mantis" would be a better term, however, since these forelegs are efficient "meat hooks" for securing a "half-nelson" on unwary insect prey, after which the victim is calmly devoured much as a boy eats a banana.
		The praying mantis' name comes from the way their large front legs hold up the front of their body like they is praying.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=1101 (546 words)

	Insecta Inspecta World - Praying Mantis
		When at rest, the mantis' front forelegs are held up together in a posture that looks like its praying.
		The mantis almost always starts eating the insect while it's still alive, and almost always starts eating from the insect's neck.
		Perhaps that deceptive shape is a praying mantis poised for his next meal.
	www.insecta-inspecta.com /mantids/praying/index.html (759 words)

	Praying Mantis
		There are three main types of mantis in Kentucky, the European mantis (Mantis religiosa), Carolina mantid (Stagmomantis carolina), and Chinese Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis).
		The light, dusty brown Carolina mantis is about 2" long when full grown, that is, when it has wings.
		Collecting egg masses is not an effective method for increasing the population due to the fact that mantis tend to move away to find suitable coverage and food sources.
	www.growquest.com /prayingmantis.htm (753 words)

	Nature's Praying Predator
		The native Carolina mantis (bottom photo) is smaller than the Chinese mantis.
		The mantis starts eating the captured insect alive and almost always starts at the neck to quickly stop any struggle to escape.
		A mantis will drastically change its flight into an erratic, descending spiral when bats are nearby.
	www.conservation.mo.gov /conmag/2005/03/20.htm (1197 words)

	It's A Boy! It's A Girl! And A Boy, And A Girl, And A Boy, And . . .(Carolina mantis, Stagmomantis carolina) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Despite her hunting ability, we knew the mantid would soon meet her own demise when cool weather came, so we looked long and hard for an egg case to show she at least had made accommodations for passing on her genes to a new generation.
		Unlike the large, spherical, and more-visible egg case laid by introduced Chinese mantids, that of the native Carolina Mantis is often hard to find.
		One thing led to another, of course, and the twig sat on our desk day after day, sometimes poised atop the printer or leaning against the window, and even being used as a temporary bookmark when our hands were full of banded birds.
	www.hiltonpond.org /ThisWeek010522.html (884 words)

	Carolina Mantis
		This carolina mantis was roaming the foilage of my backyard when I found it.
		Learn more about the Carolina Mantis of Ohio.
		Carolina Mantis - Photographs of a carolina mantis.
	www.shawnolson.net /a/872 (90 words)

	Praying Mantis, HYG-2154-02
		The "Praying Mantis" is truly a most remarkable creature with a striking appearance and curious habits!
		The "Praying Mantis" is not an endangered species nor protected by Ohio or federal law.
		While the praying mantis plays a very important part in nature's insect control plan, one should not expect to achieve total pest control with the use of praying mantids alone.
	ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/2000/2154.html (719 words)

	Praying Mantis presented in Animals section
		The smallest praying mantis is the Bolbe pygmaea, which is only 2/5 of an inch, or one-centimetre.
		As the mantis grows it will shed its skin several times, becoming larger at each stage.
		Initially a small container such as a yogurt pot will make suitable cage, as the mantis grows it can progress into a jam jar or milk bottle and finally into a sweet jar.
	www.newsfinder.org /site/comments/praying_mantis (1343 words)

	::: an eclectic garden :::: A new mantis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		I spied it sitting on the edge of a box while at work and thought it would be a nice addition to the garden.
		Tenodera aridifolia, the Chinese mantis, was introduced to the U.S. in the early 1900's for pest control.
		I have not keyed my new guest (how rude would that be?) but am inclined to think it is the Carolina mantis, whose wings are shorter and do not extend to the end of the abdomen.
	www.ashlandinternet.com /~basile/2004/08/new-mantis.html (324 words)

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