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