The Praying Mantis Life Cycle in Pictures Follow the life cycle of a typical praying mantis, from the mating of the parents (as horrific as that can be for males) to adulthood. Different species are shown, too, at Environmental Graffiti. Link (Image credit: Oliver Koemmerling) Comments (0) Login to comment. Click here to view up to the first 100 of this post's 0 comments