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Are praying mantids scared of water?

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From my experience, no. I've kept a few of them and studied them in the their natural habitat. They are not swimmers; remember that any creature that can't swim will not go into large bodies of water but they do drink water either from dew or small puddles. Most insects are the same way.

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