Mantis is Greek for "prophet." A prophet is a person who is believed to communicate with God, or with a deity. ...

Mantis is also the name of several insects in the Mantidae family: Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Paleoptera (paraphyletic) Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Protodonata - extinct Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Protorthoptera - extinct Orthoptera (grasshoppers... For the self-defence technique, see Praying mantis kung fu. ...

• Carolina mantis
• Chinese mantis
• European mantis
• Praying mantis

Mantis shrimps, also known as stomatopods or mantid lobsters, are predatory crustaceans. The name derives from their powerful claws, which resemble those of the familar praying mantis. Binomial name Stagomantis carolina The Carolina mantis or mantid (Stagomantis carolina) is the state insect of South Carolina. ... Trinomial name Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure, 1871 The Chinese Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis) is a species of mantis. ... Binomial name Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, 1758 The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is one of the most common species of the order Mantodea. ... A praying mantis, or praying mantid, is an insect of the family Mantidae (order Mantodea), named for their prayer-like stance. ... Families Superfamily Bathysquillidoidea Family Bathysquillidae Family Indosquillidae Superfamily Erythrosquilloidea Family Erythrosquillidae Superfamily Gonodactyloidea Family Alainosquillidae Family Eurysquillidae Family Gonodactylidae Family Hemisquillidae Family Odontodactylidae Family Protosquillidae Family Pseudosquillidae Family Takuidae Superfamily Lysiosquilloidea Family Coronididae Family Heterosquillidae Family Lysiosquillidae Family Nannosquillidae Family Tetrasquillidae Superfamily Squilloidea Family Harpiosquillidae Family Squillidae Superfamily uncertain Family...

Mantis is the name of several comic book characters:

• Mantis, a supervillain in Jack Kirby's Fourth World at DC Comics
• Mantis, a member of The Avengers at Marvel Comics

Other meanings: Mantis is a DC Comics supervillain created by Jack Kirby as part of The Fourth World comic series in the 1970s. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypical supervillains. ... The Fourth World is the popular name given to a number of interconnecting comic book titles produced by Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics from 1970 to 1973. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Avengers are a Marvel superhero team, consisting of many of the Marvel Universes most popular and powerful heroes. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ...

• A Programming language marketed by Cincom.
• Mantis is a leading design and production house specializing in a wide range of services and disciplines.
• The superhero television series called M.A.N.T.I.S..
• A firearm called the Mantis V1 Bullpup.
• The name of an alien insect-like race in the real-time strategy computer game Conquest Frontier Wars.
• Mantis Bugtracker is a PHP/MySQL-based bug tracking system.
• Playing Mantis, a toy company, produces Johnny Lighting cars and Polar Lights models.
• The Mantis is a very large roller coaster located at Cedar Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio, USA.
• Haying Mantis is a farm machine used to process bales of hay, produced by Justice Enterprises Inc..
• Mantis Recordings is a British jazz and dance music record label.
• Mantis is a division of Schiller-Pfeiffer Inc. and produces the Mantis Tiller garden tool.
• Mantis is the name of a pro wrestler for NWA Pro Wrestling Xpress.
• Ultra Mantis is the name of a pro wrestler for Chikara Pro Wrestling.

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