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 SQL database driven PHP 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.
• BAE Mantis, an unmanned air vehicle developed by BAE Systems

See also

Look up mantis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Mantissa (disambiguation)

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