!B4s The Pray ing -Mantis. 



soon display by attacking one another. They are 

 produced from eggs, which are laid by the parent 

 insect in clusters, inclosed in an envelope, which, 

 soft when produced, becomes hard by exposure to 

 the air, and are attached to the twigs and stalks of 

 plants. 



A Mantis, notwithstanding its evil habits, or 

 rather, perhaps, on account of them, is a charming 

 pet, if the expression is allowable in reference to 

 an insect, its " tricks and its manners" being most 

 amusing. No doubt, to be seen in perfection, it 

 must be kept in its native country as, indeed, is 

 the case with all inhabitants of the warmer parts 

 of the globe ; but even here, if carefully brought 

 over and so received in good health, and kept 

 warm and well supplied with food, we know no 

 animal of its size from which so much amusement 

 can be derived. 



