Migration is not a common strategy in the insect world, but is a well-known phenomena for the monarch butterfly. ... One of the most identifiable insects to spend the winter in the form of an egg is the praying mantis.

Do praying mantis migrate or hibernate?

Many praying mantises die in the winter, but the eggs make it through and create all the new praying mantises each year. Some bugs hibernate through the winter by hiding in places under tree bark, fallen logs or stones. Since they are cold-blooded, these bugs go dormant in the winter and wake up in the spring.

Do praying mantis stay in one place?

Natural habitat and natural behavior

Their way of life strongly depends on its habitat and the species, but generally a praying mantis is a sit-and-wait predator. This means it will stay in one place and scan the environment for potential prey.