How do you tell the difference between a girl and boy praying mantis?

Question

i have thee of them but cant tell the difference

Answer 1

The following website explains how to tell the difference:

http://www.insectstore.com/praying-manti...

Answer 2

The boy gets eaten by the girl

Answer 3

The male is the one missing his head.

Just kidding (sort of).  Males are much smaller than females and you can tell more precisely by counting the number of abdominal segments.  Females have 8 segments and males only have 6.

Answer 4

Generally the major difference between the female and male mantis is that females usually have heavier abdomen and are larger than males.

http://www.blurtit.com/q404802.html