Praying Mantis, Giant

Armor Class
4 [15]
Hit Dice
5
Attacks
Bite (1d6+1)
Special
surprise
Move
12 Fly 36
HDE/XP
5/240

Description

A Giant Praying Mantis is a well-camouflaged creature, moves very slowly, and waits motionless for hours. It feeds on anything smaller than itself. It possesses a chameleon-like ability to change its exoskeleton color to blend in with its surroundings. Typically, a hunting praying mantis will surprise on 1-5 of 1d6; locating one that is hiding (from a distance) requires a roll of 1 on 1d6. It can fly for brief periods, covering 120 feet in a hop, but will only do so to flee or cross rough terrain.

Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.