If you have one as a pet in a cage, get other insects. Crickets work best. You can buy them in a pet store or catch them in your backyard. (Buying them is more reliable)
It is dead it is not moving .
No, but don't be fooled. The praying mantis looks like it's praying.
they are the only ones that look like their praying.
The praying mantis egg mass is called an ootheca. Look at this page in wikipedia and there is a picture of one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praying_mantis#Reproduction_and_life_history
The plural of praying mantis is praying mantises or praying mantes. The plural of grasshopper is grasshoppers.
Praying Mantis
are praying mantis in the bible
A Praying mantis is a invertebrate
The female praying mantis are famous for eating the male after mating.
Most species of mantis can fly, including the praying mantis.
The name "praying mantis" is not a scientific name but a COMMON name. Scientific names are in latin and are used to organize animals into groups (look up taxonomy). If you wonder how the praying mantis got its common name all you have to do is look at one and see that the forelegs are in position similar to praying. The word "mantid" originates with the Greeks meaning prophet (who prayed often). So, praying mantis is redundant, it is like saying praying prayer. Also, look up the word science to reduce your ignorance.
No a Praying Mantis is harmless to a human.