Giant praying mantises,[1] also called gargantuan praying mantises,[2] were larger versions of praying mantises.[1]
Description[]
Giant praying mantises, like their smaller cousins, were camouflaged to look like the leaves of plants.[1]
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.[1]
Ecology[]
Habitats[]
In Faerûn they could be found in the forest of Cormanthor.[3] Beyond Faerûn, they could be found in parts of Kara-Tur.[4]
Beyond Toril, they were among the most dangerous predators of equatorial Karpri.[2][5]
Relationships[]
The gargantuan praying mantises of Cormanthor were the primary predators of the forest's giant stag beetles.[6]
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Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 285. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dale "slade" Henson (April 1991). Realmspace. Edited by Gary L. Thomas, Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc), p. 88. ISBN 1-56076-052-4.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Explorer's Manual”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 10. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
- ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 115. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ Dale "slade" Henson (April 1991). Realmspace. Edited by Gary L. Thomas, Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc), p. 33. ISBN 1-56076-052-4.
- ↑ James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Settled Lands”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 27. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.