Well, it’s not Halloween yet, but something really gross has been captured on camera. This big green bug ate a pretty good-sized green frog…ate the choicest parts of it, anyway.
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The Praying Mantis is an incredibly well-designed predator, according to our web research. It tends to ambush its prey and is very fast when it attacks. It is built to capture, hold, kill, and consume pray. The forelegs are spiked, which helps the mantis hold on to its victims. It has long and powerful arms adapted for catching and holding prey. It also has very powerful jaws, making it easy for it to kill its prey. It is the only insect that can turn its head a full 180 degrees, and some species can turn almost 300 degrees without moving the rest of their bodies. It’s also very sensitive to movement and can see something move up to 60 feet away. The praying mantis is exclusively predatory – it only eats other animals, usually other insects such as flies. The larger members of the mantis species have been known to eat lizards, snakes, frogs, birds and even small rodents. This praying mantis munched on the frog’s head first, then moved on to gobble down a leg. One last grisly note — the female sometimes eats the head of her mate. [Staff Photo/Mike Huffman]