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The Giant Asian praying mantis, also known as Hierodula membranacea, is a large winged insect of the mantidae animal family. Males can grow to be 3 inches long, whereas females can reach closer to 3.5 inches. The reference to praying in the mantis' name describes the positioning of the front limbs on the insect, rather than the carnivorous characteristics of the animal.
The larger groups of this bug are called mantids. The mantids can see up to 18 meters away (20yds, 60ft). The praying mantis' diet are other insects, they're carnivores. The mantids eat reptiles such as frogs and lizards.They also eat mice and birds. It is an odd sight to watch an insect devouring a mammal.