Do praying mantis eat birds?

Praying Mantis: Hummingbird Predator The mantis captures the bird with a swift swipe of its forelegs. Though we tend to think of hummingbirds as cute, dainty little things, in reality they make bold and fierce competitors. read more

" This seemed unlikely to me, due to the size difference. I searched and found several videos purporting to show a hummingbird "murdered" by a mantis, or something similar. read more

The most frequently documented victims of the mantises were ruby-throated hummingbirds in the United States. More than 70 percent of the cases found were mantises eating hummingbirds in the U.S., often when the birds were visiting hummingbird feeders or home gardens. read more