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BUGGED OUT
Mantids and katydids have been around for a long time. These bugs lived in the time of dinosaurs. See what makes these insects true survivors. Then creep into a friend's thoughts with an insect postcard.

	Pretty in Pink Many katydids and mantids look like plants. Here, a katydid passes for a pink leaf.				Body Armor Insects have hard outer bodies. This covering is called an exoskeleton.				Bug Eyes Do you see the dark spots under this mantid's wings? They are called eyespots.