Evil Praying Mantis

In the weekend my brother, Mum, Dad and I went to Waiuku to visit Nana Rae and Grandad Pat.

Adam, Mum and I went to the park. On the way there we passed a female praying mantis. Mum said she had a belly full of eggs. I asked, "Where is the Dad?" Mum said, "In her stomach. Once they have mated she bites his head off, eats that and then eats the rest of his body. It helps her feed the eggs. It has good nitrition."

I said, "How harsh!" Adam said, "Yuck." Mum just laughed. I said, "Evil praying mantis. Poor Dad. I would rather be a female. In fact I wouldn't want to be one anyway. It must hurt having your head bitten off! It must be like getting executed but by your wife. Pretty mean!! Bye evil praying mantis. Stay where you are so we can talk on the way back." I yelled................but when we came back she was not there!

Written by Emma