Praying mantis (disambiguation)
The Praying mantis (often shortened to simply mantis) refers to any insect in the order Mantodea. Some other meanings are as follows:
- the European mantis, Mantis religiosa, known in Europe as "the praying mantis"
- Northern Praying Mantis, the Northern Chinese martial art from Shandong
- Southern Praying Mantis, the Southern Chinese martial art of the Hakka people
- Operation Praying Mantis, a 1988 naval battle between US and Iranian forces
- Praying Mantis (band), a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band
- Praying Mantis, a British prototype light tank of World War II
- Mantisbt, a Bug Tracker
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