The praying mantis is named for its prominent front legs, which are bent and held together at an angle that suggests the position of prayer.By facts, these fascinating insects are formidable predators. They have triangular heads poised on a long "neck," or elongated thorax. Mantids can turn their heads 180 degrees to look around their surroundings with two large compound eyes and 3 other simple eyes located between them.Typically green or brown and...