How to Use "mantis" with Example Sentences

1. But the visas mantis program already existed by then .
2. In some species , such as the chinese praying mantis , the courtship ritual is elaborate .
3. Different species of praying mantis can be mistaken for leaves , sticks or even flowers .
4. A mantis hangs upside down from a bird feeder , eating a dead hummingbird .
5. The life cycle of the praying mantis is short : only about a year in the wild and a little longer in captivity .