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    Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids")...
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    Mantis shrimp are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma) 'mouth', and ποδός (podós) 'foot'). Stomatopods...
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  • Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises. Mantis may also refer to: Mantis (genus), a genus of mantises Mantis shrimp, also known as stomatopods, predatory...
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    Theopompa sp. (Asian bark mantises) Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis List of mantis genera and species "Tanzanian...
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    Leaf mantis (and leafy mantis) is a common name for certain praying mantises including: those often also called shield mantis, i.e. species within Choeradodis...
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    The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order...
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  • mantis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The praying mantis is any insect of the order Mantodea. Praying mantis may also refer to: Praying Mantis (1983...
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    Shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis) and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding...
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    coronatus is a mantis from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is known by various common names, including walking flower mantis, orchid-blossom...
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    The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) is a species of mantis native to Asia and the nearby islands. In 1896, this species was accidentally introduced...
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  • M.A.N.T.I.S. is an American superhero television series that aired for one season on the Fox Network between August 26, 1994, and March 3, 1995, with...
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  • Mantis, in comics, may refer to: Mantis (DC Comics), a supervillain in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Mantis (Marvel Comics), a former member of the Avengers...
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    Stick mantis and twig mantis are common names applied to numerous species of mantis that mimic sticks or twigs as camouflage. Often the name serves to...
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  • (Timor unicorn mantis) Phyllovates chlorophaea (Texas unicorn mantis, Mexican unicorn mantis) Pseudovates arizonae (Arizona unicorn mantis) Zoolea (Paraguay...
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  • Arizona unicorn mantis Stagmomantis gracilipes, the Arizona tan mantis Stagmomantis limbata, the Arizona mantis or bordered mantis List of mantis genera and...
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    African mantis and African praying mantis are common names for many species of praying mantis native to Africa. The following genera and species are often...
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    Operation Praying Mantis was the 18 April 1988 attack by the United States on Iranian naval targets in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for the mining of...
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  • Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis List of mantis genera and species Alien Insect: Praying Mantis, 2004,...
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    Mantis (Chinese: 螳螂拳; pinyin: tánglángquán; lit. 'praying mantis fist') is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after...
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    commonly known as the peacock mantis shrimp, harlequin mantis shrimp, painted mantis shrimp, clown mantis shrimp or rainbow mantis shrimp, is a large stomatopod...
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  • Asian mantis, species of praying mantis within the genus Hierodula Deroplatys desiccata, or giant dead leaf mantis, a species of praying mantis of genus...
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    verification] Flower mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Grass mantis Stick mantis Acanthops List of mantis genera and species Dead Leaf Praying Mantis "Web of Life"...
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    Thesprotia is a genus of mantises commonly known as grass mantis. They are native to the Americas and are represented by the following species: Thesprotia...
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  • List of mantis genera and species Mantodea of North America Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis Texas A&M...
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  • bicornis (Indian grass mantis) Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Stick mantis List of mantis genera and species Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera)...
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  • Mantis is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Don Heck, the character...
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    Praying Mantis are an English heavy metal band. Although a part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene, they pursued a musical direction more melodic...
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    Squilla mantis is a species of mantis shrimp found in shallow coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean: it is also known...
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    limbata, common name bordered mantis, bosque mantis, Arizona mantis, or New Mexico praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to North America,...
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    Phyllocrania paradoxa, common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species...
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