Winged mantids are not very good fliers and prefer to fly only at night. Some females are wingless, or prefer not to fly when they are heavy with eggs. The Malaysian Orchid Mantid can slowly change colour to match the flower it's on. But it loses its disguise as it reaches maturity. Some may actually stalk prey that are nearby and a few have the speed to run down their prey.
Most mantids eat insects.
But some large ones can even handle small birds, frogs and small reptiles. Like other supreme predators, they are also cannibals and will happily eat another mantid. Most mantids are active during the day, but some are active at night, catching moths. They use stiff hairs on the neck to accurately determine the strike. Unlike other insect predators which paralyse their prey with stings, mantids don't bother to kill their prey.