Explore: Praying Mantises

forearms folded, resembling a praying posture, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches

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

Southern Praying Mantis do not have similar special hand techniques named after the mantis. The legacy of Lau Soei that is related to the praying mantis name

Praying Mantis are an English rock band. Originally part of the new wave of British heavy metal, they pursued a musical direction more melodic and AOR-sounding

Praying Mantis (Chinese: 螳螂拳; pinyin: tánglángquán; lit. 'praying mantis fist') is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying

British hard rock band "Praying Mantis" (Duty Free), a 1984 television episode The Praying Mantises (also known as Praying Mantis in the UK), a 1960 novel

individual articles. Some members of this genus are known as dead leaf mantises or boxer mantises. Acanthops bidens Acanthops boliviana Acanthops brunneri Acanthops

entrails. The Chinese mantis is a long, slender, brown and green praying mantis. It is typically longer than other praying mantis species, reaching just

Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; most genera are tropical or subtropical

praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed the mantis is in repose, resembling a praying position