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A Quiz To Test Your Praying Mantis Knowledge
This praying mantis is a lean, green eating machine! Its body is built for hunting prey, including big eyes, an extremely mobile, swiveling head, and lightning-fast arms. The praying mantis is an ambush hunter: it sits very still, blending in with its surroundings and waiting patiently for an unwary insect . Answer the following multiple choice questions about the praying mantis and then see your score. Better yet, stump your family and friends by asking them to take this quiz.
1. How many sets of wings does a praying mantis have?
One
Two
Three
Four
2. How many antennae does a praying mantis have?
Two
Four
3. Where are the reproduction organs of a praying mantis?
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
Lumen
4. A praying mantis can rotate its head 360 degrees.
True
False
5. Where are the ultrasonic ears of a praying mantis found?
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
6. A male praying mantis may kill the female during sexual reproduction?
True
False
7. Are praying mantids carnivorous?
True
False
8. Praying mantids mate in the summer
True
False
9. Approximately how many eggs does a female praying mantis lay?
150
200
300
600
10. What is the name of the egg case that a female praying mantis creates?
Chrysalis
Cocoon
Tumbler
Ootheca
11. A praying mantis has __________ number of eyes.
Two
Four
Five
Six
12. What type of eyes do praying mantids have?
Simple eyes
Compound eyes
Both simple and compound eyes
13. Praying mantids primarily eat insects.
True
False
14. Female mantids are larger than males.
True
False
15. Can a praying mantis change color?
True
False
16. The average lifespan of a praying mantis is one year.
True
False