Praying Mantis
Overview
The Praying Mantis, a Mythical pet introduced in the Animal Update, features four small green legs and two large green claws, with distinctive black square eyes and antennas adorned with light neon dots. It's known for its unique ability to enhance crop mutations.
Every 80 seconds, it prays for about 10 seconds, granting a ~1.5x mutation chance to crops within a 10-stud radius.

Tier | Mythical |
Obtainable | No |
Obtain the Pet | Bug Egg or Exotic Bug Egg |
Hatch Probability | 4% |
Hunger | 55000 |
How to Get Praying Mantis in Grow a Garden
You can hatch a Praying Mantis from either a Bug Egg or an Exotic Bug Egg, each offering a 4% chance of success.
Trait of Praying Mantis
Approximately every 80 seconds, this pet prays for around 10 seconds, increasing the likelihood of nearby plants developing into Rainbow or Gold variants by 1.5 times within a 10-stud radius.
More Details About Praying Mantis
This pet boosts the chance of growth mutations in existing plants but doesn't affect fully grown crops. Unlike the Butterfly and Dragonfly, it doesn't instantly grant mutations to mature plants.