Praying Mantis is a master of disguise and for the male its life is sometimes cut short so it wastes no time and has fun, it can turn its head a full 180 degrees, most live in the tropics, they sometimes eat their mates, they have two eyes and one ear. The male Praying Mantis sometimes gets his head bitten off by a female Praying Mantis before or during mating. Some consider it a bug, insect or pet.