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Praying mantises kill their prey by using their powerful front legs to grab and hold onto their victim. They then use their sharp mandibles to bite and eat their prey alive.

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Can praying mantises hurt or kill you?

No


How dangerous is a praying mantis spit?

For what i know praying mantises are not deadly at all. They would not need venom to kill because they catch there prey in an iron grip so they can't get away. Then they kill them. From what i know is praying mantises are not deadly not deadly to large things such as a human, unless its 6 foot long, which is impossible.


Is there more names for praying mantis?

The plural of praying mantis is praying mantises or praying mantes. The plural of grasshopper is grasshoppers.


Is a praying mantis a friend or foe of humans?

Praying Mantises are friends of human because they are harmless and kill pests.


Do praying mantis make webs?

No, praying mantises do not make webs. Unlike spiders, which spin webs for trapping prey, praying mantises are active hunters that rely on their camouflage and quick reflexes to catch insects. They use their forelegs to grasp and hold onto their prey rather than ensnaring it in a web.


How do praying mantises move?

They have camouphlage coloring and sneak up on their prey. They are very fast and will pin their victims.


Do praying mantises have spike on their front legs?

yes when the mantid grabs its prey it uses the spiks to hold on to its catch


Do praying mantises eat frogs?

No, praying mantises do not eat frogs, they eat insects. Frogs are far too large for a praying mantis to eat them.


Do praying mantises eat grasshoppers?

Yes. A praying mantises' diet consists mostly of insects.yes


Where a praying Mantises live?

praying mantises live in tropical climates so islands and Hawaii.


What birds eat praying mantises or other birds that eat praying mantises?

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Do praying mantises eat Japanese beetles?

Yes, praying mantises do eat Japanese beetles.