How do praying mantis kill their preys?

It eats their preys alive. Sometimes, if the insect is large (and/or the mantis is not very hungry), it is not eaten fully and can still be alive after the mantis abandons it, because mantises may begin eating from either end of their prey. read more

A praying mantis has two large, compound eyes that work together to help it decipher visual cues. But strangely, the praying mantis has just a single ear, located on the underside of its belly, just forward of its hind legs. This means the mantid cannot discriminate the direction of a sound, nor its frequency. read more