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title: "Bizarre praying mantis facts"  
description: "A short explanation of the praying mantis and it's bizarre facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-25  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2645/bizarre-praying-mantis-facts  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Praying mantis", "facts", "general knowledge", "animals"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Bizarre praying mantis facts

![Bizarre praying mantis facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1c67de9e-fc65-4b6a-96df-1ab3c98f94af/images/76351b55-dcf8-4190-8ff1-cf8b85502e52.jpeg) ![Bizarre praying mantis facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1c67de9e-fc65-4b6a-96df-1ab3c98f94af/images/9ad3c4ec-f573-4a83-8247-ee15d639edb4.jpeg) Praying mantises are carnivorous insects that devour crickets, grasshoppers, flies, and beetles. It will also eat lizards, frogs, and small birds. ![Bizarre praying mantis facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1c67de9e-fc65-4b6a-96df-1ab3c98f94af/images/9bce05b3-ca97-47d0-8331-b013666ab178.jpeg) They have the ability to rotate their heads 180 degrees, giving them a broad field of view. ![Bizarre praying mantis facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1c67de9e-fc65-4b6a-96df-1ab3c98f94af/images/0b3cadbb-1faf-4802-bfa0-d9fa7210ae3a.jpeg) Female praying mantises are frequently larger and more aggressive than males. ![Bizarre praying mantis facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1c67de9e-fc65-4b6a-96df-1ab3c98f94af/images/2eaf20f3-c00e-4db8-b86c-37599870ceb7.jpeg) After mating, the female in some species will even eat the male. ![Bizarre praying mantis facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1c67de9e-fc65-4b6a-96df-1ab3c98f94af/images/75bdaebd-f8de-467c-8284-41412292ef6d.jpeg) Praying mantises live for 6 to 12 months.

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