When an orchid mantis spies its prey, its legs shoot out and back in a flash, trapping its victim between its sharp leg spines. The legs hold the victim in a vice-like grip. The mantis immediately starts to bite into the victim's flesh. It eats everything; absolutely nothing is wasted!
Slave labour
Slave labour Ladybugs are one of nature's best pest-killers.
However, they usually fly away before they finish the job. Now
French researchers have developed a way to breed ladybugs which
can't fly. This makes them much more useful as a natural way to
control pests on crops. 26 SEPTEMBER 1998, P. 11
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