Conehead mantis, Empusa pennata, waiting for prey at sunset. Young animal. It occupies areas of sparse vegetation or grasslands of arid and warm zones. It is arranged on dry branches and herbs, where camels and stalks their prey. They are of daytime habits. It feeds on a great diversity of invertebrates, from flies and spiders, to small grasshoppers. Their strategy of hunting is to stalk their prey with the abducted raptor legs and then throw them forward and capture the prey with the help of the thorns of their femurs. Once the prey is immobilized, it approaches its first pair of legs to the

Conehead mantis, Empusa pennata, waiting for prey at sunset. Young animal. It occupies areas of sparse vegetation or grasslands of arid and warm zones. It is arranged on dry branches and herbs, where camels and stalks their prey. They are of daytime habits. It feeds on a great diversity of invertebrates, from flies and spiders, to small grasshoppers. Their strategy of hunting is to stalk their prey with the abducted raptor legs and then throw them forward and capture the prey with the help of the thorns of their femurs. Once the prey is immobilized, it approaches its first pair of legs to the

Jungtier. Es bevorzugt Gebiete mit spärlicher Vegetation oder Grasland mit trockenen und warmen Zonen. Es ist auf trockenen Zweigen und Kräutern angeordnet, wo Kamele und Stengel ihre Beute sind. Sie haben Tagesgewohnheiten. Es ernährt sich von einer großen Vielfalt an Wirbellosen, von Fliegen und Spinnen bis hin zu kleinen Heuschrecken. Ihre Strategie der Jagd besteht darin, ihre Beute mit den entführten Raubvogelbeinen zu verfolgen und sie dann nach vorne zu werfen und die Beute mit Hilfe der Dornen ihrer Oberschenkel zu erbeuten. Sobald die Beute bewegungsunfähig ist, nähert sie sich mit ihren ersten Beinpaaren.
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