Mantis (disambiguation)
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Mantis is the common name of any insect in the order Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises:
Mantis means "prophet" in Greek.
Mantis may also refer to:
In biology:
- Mantis shrimp, also known as stomatopods, predatory crustaceans
- Mantidfly (Mantispidae), a small predatory insects whose front legs are similar to those of a praying mantis
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 or an application generator marketed by Cincom
- Mantis Bug Tracker, 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, a martial art
- Southern Praying Mantis, a martial art
In other uses:
- The Mantis, one of the most elusive and deadly human-killing "mechs" (mechanical lifeforms) in Gregory Benford's Galactic Center Saga novels.
- A dreamtime trickster character in San (Bushmen) folklore
- M.A.N.T.I.S., a superhero television series
- Mantis, a very large roller coaster located at Cedar Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio, USA
- Marcos Mantis GT, a British sports car
- Mantis, a monster from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers based on the praying mantis.
[edit] See also
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- Mantissa (disambiguation)