Praying Mantid or Praying Mantis More Printouts Praying Mantids are predatory insects that live in warm areas. They catch their prey with their strong front legs. Praying Mantids are useful in gardens, since they control the insect population. They will only eat live insects. Praying Mantids are green or tan, camouflaging them among plants.
Mantids can rotate their head in almost a full circle.
Praying Mantids have an elongated prothorax that looks like a neck. Females are larger than the males. Praying Mantids are eaten by bats, birds and wasps. Without our visitors' support, Enchanted Learning would soon be off-line.