|Uploaded:||December 19, 2008| |Updated:||April 20, 2010|
Christmas bells are ringing and the snow is falling. It’s been a
long day today and because of that I am starting my first of
many drawing lessons late. For my first tutorial I will be
showing you "how to draw a praying mantis", step by step. Now
just to refresh your memory, the praying mantis is a long green
slender bug that has extremely long front arms or legs. How did
this green bug get its name you ask? That is a question that can
easily be answered. The mantis has legs that are bent and held
together which puts them in a position of prayer hence the name
“praying mantis”. The shapes of their heads and body make them
peculiar looking insects that sort of resemble a mix between an
alien and a fly. The praying mantis has triangle shaped heads
and large fly like eyes. They are almost always green in color
but have been found to be brown as well. Did you know that these
“stick bugs” can turn their heads 180 degrees to scan their
surroundings using the