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Fact-checked mantis printables, a free sample to try first, and a short list of books and kit.
Mantis printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter.
Mantis Species Fact Cards
Fact cards for the European, Chinese, Carolina, ground, Mediterranean, orchid, garden and purple-winged mantises, plus fact cards on mantis bodies, with a Mantis or Not? sorting game
Mantis Life Cycle Pack
Egg case, nymph, moulting and adult: sequencing cards, a life cycle wheel, label-the-mantis and an observation diary, with answer keys
Mantis Spotter’s Pack
A mantis spotting checklist, a camouflage hunt, record sheets, a where-in-the-world map page and a field notebook cover
Mantis Activity & Colouring Pack
Colouring pages, draw-a-mantis, a maze, word search and spot-the-difference puzzles for ages 4 to 9
Mantis Facts Poster Set
Six fact-checked posters, from 3D glasses and bat-detecting ears to the orchid mantis and the egg case
Mantis Quiz & Word Puzzles Pack
A crossword, code breaker, fill-the-gap facts, true or false, myth busters and a 20-question quiz, with answer keys
Best valueThe Complete Mantis Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download.
Free sample
A free 6-page mantis printables sample (PDF). Pick your paper size:
Books & kit
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Books
- Insect field guidesFor telling a mantis from a stick insect, a grasshopper or a mantis fly.
- Insect books for childrenLook for ones written with naturalists or scientists.
- Minibeast booksMantises alongside the rest of the garden crowd.
Looking closer
- A magnifying glassFor eyes, spiny legs and egg cases. Look, don’t poke.
- Children’s binocularsFor watching from a distance on holiday somewhere warm.
- Insect colouring booksMantis green is optional. They come in brown too.
For drawing and recording
- Nature journalsSomewhere to note what you saw, where and when.
- Coloured pencilsFor field sketches.