Adrian Kozakiewicz, also known as “Insecthaus Adi”, is an insect breeder, influencer, and online personality based in Germany. He gained more than 5 million followers on Instagram by showcasing massive, exotic insects on his face and hands, and has one of Europe’s largest private insect collections.
In this video, he features a praying mantis doing the one thing that nobody expected to see: she’s playing a game on an iPhone! Watch as the praying mantis tries to catch a butterfly for a quick meal. We had no idea that a bug could do that!
Adrian says in the caption that this game is her favorite, which leaves us wondering, what other games does she know how to play?!
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Cool Facts about Praying Mantis
I’ll be the first to admit that bugs are not my thing and that that kind of give me the chills. With the exception, that is, of stick bugs and praying mantises. Praying mantises remind me of tiny dinosaurs, and many people keep them as pets, which I’d never even considered before!
Fact Animal explains that praying mantises are carnivores that feed on all kinds of insects, including butterflies, and oddly, even each other.
Although they’re solitary by nature and only come together to mate, after mating, the female will often eat the male if she can catch him. In the rare case that two mantises cross paths out in the yard, they’ll likely try to eat one another.
But praying mantises aren’t harmful to humans. You can usually pick them up without any issues, but if you see one standing on its back legs, it’s a sign they’re feeling threatened, and you should just leave it alone. They aren’t poisonous and rarely pinch or bite unless they’re mishandled. If they do, it might hurt a bit and may cause some irritation, but it’s nothing serious.
Did you know these insects actually have an ear on the underside of their abdomen? It allows them to detect ultrasound, so if they hear a bat approaching, one of their main predators, along with spiders and birds, they can quickly take cover. Pretty cool, right?
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Apr 12, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.