Giant praying mantis

Giant praying mantises, also called gargantuan praying mantises, were larger versions of praying mantises.

Description
Giant praying mantises, like their smaller cousins, were camouflaged to look like the leaves of plants.

Combat
These carnivorous insects could stand motionless, hidden in foliage, until they struck out silently on approaching prey. They gripped their prey tightly in their claws and then bit down with their mandibles.

Habitats
In Faerûn they could be found in the forest of Cormanthor. Beyond Faerûn, they could be found in parts of Kara-Tur.

Beyond Toril, they were among the most dangerous predators of equatorial Karpri.

Relationships
The gargantuan praying mantises of Cormanthor were the primary predators of the forest's giant stag beetles.