4 Ridiculous Things The Praying Mantis Can Do

4) A Praying Mantis has 5 Eyes (4 of 4)

4) A Praying Mantis has 5 Eyes (4 of 4)

You read that correctly! A praying mantis has five eyes, which allows them to have exceptional vision of their surroundings. This also helps the mantis when hunting, and even though you won’t see all 5 eyes at once, you will notice that they have 3 small eyes that are located right in the center of their head.

A lot of mantis species have 5 eyes, which is super-cool when you think about it. They use these eyes in order to detect light, while their main 2 eyes are for depth vision and movement.