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The Mantis is a Mob that defends the Pineapple Patch and the Pine Tree Forest.

It takes 20 minutes for a Mantis to respawn after being defeated (17 minutes if the player has a Gifted Vicious Bee).

This Mob's level can range from 4-6 depending on the Field it is located at.

The Mantis is green with red eyes. Its arms stick out, similar to a praying mantis.

Locations[]

Field Quantity Level
Pineapple Patch 1 (with 1 Rhino Beetle) 4
Pine Tree Forest 2 (with 1 Werewolf) 5 (on left)

6 (on right)

Drops[]

Guaranteed:

Possible:

Strategy[]

Due to the Mantis' long attack range, the player’s Bees normally won’t target it until they get closer/when the mantis itself attacks. Try to get at the very edge of its enormous jump range. Then, when it stops to get ready to attack, walk in a very wide circle around it. If done correctly, the mantis will undershoot and land where you were a few seconds before. This is often close enough for your Bees to start attacking, even once it retreats back. Also, keep in mind the Frozen Field Defenders Glitch can be used to defeat it, just like with most other mobs. When a Mantis is stuck in an object, the player can also defeat it more easily.

Trivia[]

  • When a Bear gives a quest that involves more than one mantis, its plural form was spelled incorrectly, such as "4 Mantiss" rather than "4 Mantises" or "4 Mantis"; This was fixed at an unknown time.
    • In Bee Bear's dialogue for his quests, he asks you to defeat x "Mantises", but in the quest list, it still says "Mantiss".
  • In Bee Bear's quest, ‘BEE-liz Honey-dad’, he told the player to defeat 10 Mantises, but if the player talked to him again, he didn't mention this.
  • The mantis in the Pineapple Patch can get stuck in the wall surrounding the field or in the smaller pineapple behind the Treat Dispenser, though this is rare.
  • Mantises have the longest attack jump length of any mob, only rivaled by the Werewolf. Because of this, the mantises can jump outside of the field that they're defending into others.
  • The mantis has the same respawn time as the Scorpion.
  • During Beesmas 2020, you could get the Beesmas Top from the Mantis.
  • As stated by Number1Riker, a Former Moderator of the Bee Swarm Simulator Discord server, the Mantis was originally supposed to be a cricket before being changed into the former. The reason for the change is unknown.
Mobs
Normal LadybugRhino BeetleAphidSpiderMantisScorpionWerewolfCave Monster
Aphids AphidRage AphidArmored AphidDiamond Aphid
Mini-Bosses Rogue Vicious BeeWild Windy BeeStump SnailCommando ChickSnowbear
Bosses King BeetleTunnel BearCoconut CrabMondo Chick
Challenges Ants AntArmy AntFlying AntGiant AntFire Ant
Stick Bug Stick BugStick NymphFestive Nymph
Retro Swarm Challenge SlimeZombieBrick Bloom
Robo Bear Challenge MechsquitoCogmowerCogturretMega MechsquitoGolden Cogmower
Robo Party Party MechsquitoParty CogmowerParty CogturretParty Mega Mechsquito
Passive FireflyBean BugFrogPuffshroom
Removed ChickHostage ChickSpotted Chick
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