Mantis
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Mantis is Greek for "prophet", see also -mancy.
Mantis is also the name of several insects in the Mantidae family, commonly known as praying mantis:
- European mantis (Mantis religiosa)
- Chinese mantis (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis)
- Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)
Mantis may also refer to:
In biology:
- Mantis shrimp, also known as stomatopods, predatory crustaceans
- Mantidfly, a small predatory insect whose front legs look like praying mantids'
In comics:
- Mantis (DC Comics), a supervillain in Jack Kirby's Fourth World
- Mantis (Marvel Comics), a member of The Avengers
In computing:
- Mantis, a programming language marketed by Cincom
- Mantis Bugtracker, a PHP/MySQL-based bug tracking system
In games:
- Psycho Mantis, a boss in the videogame Metal Gear Solid
- The name of an alien insect-like race in the real-time strategy computer game Conquest: Frontier Wars
- XF5700 Mantis, a space sim by MicroPlay in 1992
In sports and martial arts:
- Mantis, the name of a pro wrestler for NWA Pro Wrestling Xpress
- Ultra Mantis, the name of a pro wrestler for Chikara Pro Wrestling
- Northern Praying Mantis (martial art)
- Southern Praying Mantis (martial art)
In other uses:
- A dreamtime trickster character in San (Bushmen) folklore
- M.A.N.T.I.S., a superhero television series
- Mantis (rollercoaster), a very large roller coaster located at Cedar Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio, USA
[edit] See also
- Mantissa (disambiguation)
