Indian grass mantis

Common Name: Indian Grass Mantis

Scientific Name: Schizocephala bicornis

Photo taken by: RaRa, Karthik and Kannan

Photo taken at: Back side of the Plant Science

Schizocephala bicornis also known as the Indian grass mantis, a very long grass mimic or other slender vegetation in nature growing up to around  90mm in body length and sometimes longer. Mainly they are found in arid and semi-arid grass lands in India. Like most mantids, females of this species may consume the male during the mating process. Feeding habit is live or freshly dead insects (Crickets, cockroaches and flies) are ideal.