The praying mantis is so called because of the peculiar position it assumes when hunting There are 20 known mantis species, most of them tropical.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 267, 9 October 1940, Page 8
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25Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 267, 9 October 1940, Page 8
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