praying mantis eggs
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (3.0★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Incredible3.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$40.52avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great235.12avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+59.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Good$13.93–$178.02cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$263K$263K/yr · 212K searches
Conversion
Okay3.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, praying mantis eggs is a $263K/yr Amazon United States market (212K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 66/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
praying mantis eggs market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $243K–$324K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.1%
- Avg BSR
- #628
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 53%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 22.9%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 rising
Sellers
13
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 87%
Open market
4%
- Generic63%
- InsectSales12%
- BioLogic Company, Inc.9%
- USMANTIS5%
- NaturesGoodGuys4%
- Digger Derek, Ant Farm Supplies LLC2%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +59.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×
Top praying mantis eggs search terms
- praying mantis eggs99K/yr
- praying mantis eggs to hatch30K/yr
- live praying mantis for garden12K/yr
- praying mantis live17K/yr
- live praying mantis15K/yr
- mantis eggs7K/yr
- praying mantis live for garden5K/yr
- praying mantis for sale5K/yr
- praying mantis kit6K/yr
- praying mantis egg5K/yr
Top praying mantis eggs products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
USMANTIS Praying Mantis Ootheca Egg Case with Hatching Habitat Cup - T Sinensis Brown Insect Terrarium Science Kits Indoor/Outdoor
Generic$21.813.8★192 rev
Praying Mantis Ootheca Egg Case with Hatching Habitat Cup (Two Egg Case) - Stem Education Comes with a Transparent Habitat Cup Egg Case Produces Approximately up to 400 Baby Nymphs (T Sinensis)
Generic$26.853.8★192 rev
Praying Mantis Egg Cases - 2 Extra Large Cases
BioLogic Company, Inc.$24.953.6★657 rev
Chinese Praying Mantis Egg Hatching Kit - 1 Egg Fresh for The Season
InsectSales$19.413.5★32 rev
Carolina Praying Mantis Egg Case with Hatching Habitat Bag Includes 50-200 Nymphs | Perfect for STEM Education Eco-Friendly Garden & Fun Pet Observation (1 Carolina Praying Mantis)
Generic$21.831.6★34 rev
Newest
by launch date
Praying Mantis Ootheca Egg Case on a Wooden Stick Attached(Two Egg Cases) Imitation of Nature Convenient to Place in Incubation Cups in Terrarium Boxes in Gardens in Grass in the Woods
Generic$26.3431 rev
Carolina Praying Mantis Egg Case with Outdoor Hatching Bag(Two Carolina Praying Mantis Eggs) Includes 50-200 Nymphs | Perfect for STEM Education Eco-Friendly Garden & Fun Pet Observation
Generic$28.920 rev
Carolina Praying Mantis Egg Case on a Wooden Stick Attached with Outdoor Hatching Bag(Two Carolina Praying Mantis Eggs) Includes 50-200 Nymphs | Perfect for STEM Education Eco-Friendly Garden
Generic$31.953 rev
Carolina Praying Mantis Egg Case on a Wooden Stick Attached with Outdoor Hatching Bag(One Carolina Praying Mantis Egg) Includes 50-200 Nymphs | Perfect for STEM Education Eco-Friendly Garden
Generic$24.007 rev
Praying Mantis Ootheca Egg Case on a Pine Branch(Five Egg Cases) Imitate the Wild Environment Release to the Garden Nature Each Ootheca can Produce up to 400 Baby mantises
Generic$89.702 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCarolina Praying Mantis Egg Case on a Wooden Stick Attached with Outdoor Hatching Bag(One Carolina Praying Mantis Egg) Includes 50-200 Nymphs | Perfect for STEM Education Eco-Friendly Garden
Generic$24.001.5★
Carolina Praying Mantis Egg Case on a Wooden Stick Attached with Outdoor Hatching Bag(Two Carolina Praying Mantis Eggs) Includes 50-200 Nymphs | Perfect for STEM Education Eco-Friendly Garden
Generic$31.951.0★
Praying Mantis Ootheca Egg Case on a Pine Branch(Five Egg Cases) Imitate the Wild Environment Release to the Garden Nature Each Ootheca can Produce up to 400 Baby mantises
Generic$89.703.5★
Praying Mantis Ootheca Egg Case on a Wooden Stick Attached(Two Egg Cases) Imitation of Nature Convenient to Place in Incubation Cups in Terrarium Boxes in Gardens in Grass in the Woods
Generic$26.341.7★
Carolina Praying Mantis Egg Case with Outdoor Hatching Bag(Two Carolina Praying Mantis Eggs) Includes 50-200 Nymphs | Perfect for STEM Education Eco-Friendly Garden & Fun Pet Observation
Generic$28.920.0★
What buyers say about praying mantis eggs
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to follow instructions”
“Friendly Bug Control Master”
“Excellent Quality”
“it was well worth it”
“Fun for all”
“Still, 750 Ladybugs in my garden will, hopefully, be a good addition to the environment”
“Sean as picture”
“Its easy to give it a little moisture”
“Alive & Well”
“It was easy”
What buyers complain about
“It was less expensive also”
“Not great instructions”
“Didnt hatch”
“Sadly within days many of them began to die for no apparent reason”
“Tiny pods”
“Arrived dried up”
“Garbage”
“Waste”
“The description is deceiving”
“Aphids and Spider Mites Gone”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is praying mantis eggs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $263K/yr across 34 tracked products. 4 of 19 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +59.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (66/100).
- How competitive is the praying mantis eggs niche?
- 9 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in praying mantis eggs?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for praying mantis eggs peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 5.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the praying mantis eggs niche?
- Listings span $13.93–$178.02; the average listing price is $40.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 235 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.