Let's show how creative you are:- Drawing - Praying Mantis

Hi! steemians how are you today? I hope you are as fine as I am. Today I want to present my drawing on Praying mantis. I appreciate @benton3 for organising this contest and I hope this community will like my drawing.

What is a praying mantis
A praying mantis is an insect that is completely a predator. It hunts all forms of insects like grasshoppers, butterflies, crickets etc. Praying mantis are carnivorous. There are about 2400 species of this insect.
These insects are called praying mantis because of how they always fold their fore (front) legs as if they are praying.

Importance of praying mantis

• Because they are deadly predators, they help reduce the population of other insects that may be pests to crops.
• They are also prey to other animals which means that they also form part of the food chain

Habitat of Praying Mantis
These insects are found in different habitats like tropical forests, grassland and deserts.

Facts about praying mantis

• Their lifespan is six months to one year.
• They can stay at a particular spot for days waiting for prey.
• They can turn their head 180 degree
• Male praying mantis fertilizes eggs laid by female praying mantis.

Now my drawing

Materials used for drawing

• Plain A4 paper
• Pencils
• Colours
• Eraser
• Sharpener

Step 1
I began my drawing from the head of the praying mantis using my light green colour after which I drew the antennae using an orange colour

Step 2
Here I drew the thorax and the fore (front) legs of the praying mantis using orange colour.

Step 3
At this stage, I drew the feathers and the two middle legs using a light green colour

Step 4
I drew the hind (back) legs and the abdomen of the praying mantis using a light green colour.

Step 5
I shade the thorax and the forelegs of the praying mantis using a light green colour

Step 6
I shaded the feathers of the praying mantis and the hind legs using green colours and orange colour

Step 7
I shaded the middle legs using green colour and orange colour

Step 8
I shaded the abdomen of the praying insect. After the abdomen, I also shaded the face of the praying mantis. I shaded the mouth using an orange colour, and the eyes using a pencil and orange colour.

My Selfie

Conclusion
Thank you friends for visiting my blog, for voting and for making valuable comments. God bless you all. I invite my friends to also participate in this contest:
@meheruntinni
@naka05
@tammanna

Thank you all