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Does a praying mantis eat caterpillars?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 10/9/2023

praying mantises like live food they are not scavengers they are hunters if you want to feed one they eat flys,crikecs,and ants you can buy crickets, flys, and ants in some pet shops if you chose to not catch them.

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∙ 16y ago

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Does anything eat the caterpillar?

Yes a praying mantis eats caterpillars.

Can you eat a praying mantis?

No, you can't eat a praying mantis.

What eat a praying mantis?

Other praying mantis, creobroters, European mantis and Larger brown mantis. also some birds will eat a praying mantis (humming birds and other small birds).

Can praying mantis eat watermelon?

Yes they certainly can. My praying mantis loves it

Do praying mantis eat spiders?

No praying mantis do not eat spiders

Do praying mantis eat centipedes?

Yes they do. they eat the praying mantis to feed their young birds.

Does a praying mantis eat fruit?

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How big of a bug will a praying mantis eat?

Well the praying mantis will eat a bug smaller than itself unless its starving.

Do praying mantis eat bananas?

Praying mantis are carnivorous in the wild. They do not have access to bread, which is man made.