Printable Praying Mantis Facts For Kids

Let’s learn some fun facts about the praying mantis. Insects are so cool! Praying mantis have the coolest and cutest praying legs. Let’s take some time to learn fun praying mantis facts! These praying mantis facts coloring pages are a fun way to be creative and learn about our favorite insects.

Praying Mantis for kids: Black and white coloring pages with praying mantis facts lying on top of a blue-green sheet with multicolored letters on a gray background. — Learning while coloring is one of the best at-home activities.

Fun Facts About Praying Mantis

Our praying mantis printable sheets are a great way for kids of all ages, mostly those in kindergarten and older, to learn about our green friends! Click the green button to download and print the interesting facts about the praying mantis:

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Praying Mantis facts FOR KIDS to Print

Mantis religiosa, common name praying mantis, is an insect known for having a triangular head and its front legs in a praying position.
About 2,400 known species of mantids exist around the globe.
Praying mantids live in many tropical and temperate regions in North America, southern Europe, and southern Africa.
Praying mantises are carnivores, meaning they predominantly eat other animals like insects, bugs, spiders, and small mammals.
They possess stereo vision and have wide field of vision.
They are helpful pest control as they eat destructive insects like beetles, crickets, and grasshopper.

Praying mantis facts: Screenshot of a black and white coloring page with praying mantis facts. — Did you know there are about 2400 species of mantis in the planet?

They’re well-camouflaged and adapt colors that help them blend with the background.
The Chinese mantis is gigantic, with an average length of 2.76 inches.
Mantises are the only insects capable of turning their heads from side to side.
Some have interesting body shapes that make them look like leaves or branches.

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Something to color with favorite crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, watercolors…
The printable praying mantis facts coloring sheets template pdf — see button below to download & print.
Praying mantis facts coloring pages are sized for standard letter printer paper dimensions – 8.5 x 11 inches.