User:Trm004/Chinese mantis

What I need to fix in the article:
The important sections are very short. There needs much more information about its growth and native range.

I also want to add a section about threats to chinese mantises.

Growth[edit]
Chinese mantises hatch in the spring, eat, grow, and molt through the summer, and lay eggs at the end of summer. When it gets too cold, they die, only living around a year long. First instar nymphs that eat less take a longer time to molt to the next instar and are smaller at the second instar than first instar nymphs that have been fed more.

Similar Species:
The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) and the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) are both smaller mantises closely resembling the Chinese mantis. The European mantis is anywhere from tan to green in color and about 7.5 cm (3 in) long. The Carolina mantis, on the other hand is only 6 cm (2.5 in) in length and varies more in color.

References:
https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/chinese-mantis

Rose, Robert K., and A. S. Bellows. "Dispersion and Temperature-Associated Orientation of Chinese Mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae) Egg Cases." The American Midland Naturalist, vol. 176, no. 1, 2016, pp. 95-105.

https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/2020/12/09/european-mantis

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/carolina-mantid

https://phys.org/news/2016-06-meal-mantis-cannibalism.html