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Yes, Praying Manti are known to bite, although not unless it feels threatened.

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Only if you handle them improperly. They have no venom, but they can chew on you if you hold them wrong. What actually hurts more than the biting is if they grab you with their forelegs. If they're just crawling around on you though, they won't bite or hurt you in any way. You have to grab them with your hands to provoke them.

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In short, yes, a praying mantis can bite. Is the bite harmful or significant? The answer to that is generally no. The mouth is small and depending on the size of the mantis, if you did receive a bite, it wouldn't be any more severe than, say an ant bite. Mantises aren't venomous, so the bite is only mechanical in nature.

It is quite rare for a mantis to bite a human. It would likely only occur if they had mistaken a part of you for prey or food. The other possibility would be if threatened, but they will display a very noticeable defensive stance (on hind legs) prior to a bite.

It is more common for those who handle a mantis to have the insect clamp one or both forelegs onto an individual. These heavily modified forelimbs are equipped with spines on the tibia and femur. They are sharp, and these can actually draw blood if a larger insect grabs a person with them. Again, the injury is not severe. But it may come as a surprise or a shock.

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Well, they do bite but their mouth is so small that it doesn't hurt. They are basically trying to get away from you so fast they don't bite. If you hold long\big praying mantises though they mite bite if they feel in danger and the big\long ones could draw blood. But it doesn't hurt that bad. I have never had one bite me so I'm not so sure what it feels like but, if you do get bitten don't kill the praying mantis! i read somewhere that it was illegal to hurt them! Well I hope I answered your question!!

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13y ago

A larger mantis can have quit large mandibles designed to sheer through plant matter & the meat of prey. Dependant on the size of the mantis encountered, YES a mantis can bite & draw blood.

Although the previous is true for a larger mantis ranging between 8 & 14 inches a smaller mantis does not have large enough mandibles or jaw strength to cause injury to humans.

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Any animal with a mouth can bite, so yes. However, they are not known to bite humans. Although rare, if you provoke them they can use their pincers, which are powerful enough to break human flesh. This is VERY rare though.

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I don't think so. But if they do there mouth are so small you can't even feel it.

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Yes, they can bite, but it is very rare, and only the very large ones would cause any damage or discomfort. Pick em up and hang out with them, they are very interesting creatures to watch.

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yes, but it it's not that painful

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