One summer long ago, I watched as this praying mantis snatched a grasshopper out of midair. Scientists using high-speed cameras have captured the mantis strike at 30 to 50 one-thousandths of a second — faster than the eye can see. Mantids rely on their exquisite camouflage while hunting. ...
North America is home to an incredibly diverse range of wildlife, from iconic creatures like the American bison and bald eagle to lesser-known species like the mountain lion and prairie dog. But there are some animals that are so rare that they’re rarely seen or even known to the general...
Hemiptera:True Bugsspecies number almost 5,000 in North America, and 40,000 worldwide.-Bugs Index- Chinese Praying Mantis Dictyoptera: Mantids and cockroaches. Mantids have triangular heads with huge compound eyes, and prominent forelegs, with strong mouthparts that can cut through even heavily ...
Order Hemiptera:True Bugs number almost 5,000 species in North America, and 40,000 worldwide. They have mouthparts formed into a beak, adapted for sucking plant juices or the liquefied insides of their animal prey. Bugs Main|Bugs Index|Assassin Bugs|Plant Bugs...
North American and Central American Animals Coloring/Info Pages: Print out animal pages/information sheets to color.
Their forelimbs are adapted for a quick snatch much like the praying mantis. Once they have latched onto a bumble bee, butterfly, or even a wasp, the ambush bug immobilizes the prey by injecting toxic saliva through their beak. Like all true bugs, ambush bugs undergo simple metamorphosis....
Order Hemiptera:True Bugs number almost 5,000 species in North America, and 40,000 worldwide. They have mouthparts formed into a beak, adapted for sucking plant juices or the liquefied insides of their animal prey. Bugs Main|Bugs Index|Assassin Bugs|Plant Bugs...