Which species has Simple metamorphosis and belongs to Mantodea?

• A. Praying Mantis
• B. Paper Wasp
• C. Sawfly
• D. Red-Legged Grasshopper

Answer: (A)

Simple metamorphosis, or incomplete metamorphosis, means the insect goes egg → nymph → adult, with nymphs resembling small adults and no pupal stage. Mantodea, the order that includes praying mantises, all follow this pattern. Praying mantises hatch as nymphs that look like tiny adults and reach full size through molts, without a pupal phase.

The other options don’t fit because paper wasps and sawflies undergo complete metamorphosis and have a pupal stage, while red-legged grasshoppers are in a different order (Orthoptera) that also shows simple metamorphosis but are not Mantodea. So the organism that both has simple metamorphosis and belongs to Mantodea is the praying mantis.