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2. Northern Praying Mantis - Wikipedia

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   e. Northern Praying Mantis (Chinese: 螳螂拳; pinyin: tánglángquán; lit. 'praying mantis fist') is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin. According to common folk stories, it was created by Wang Lang (王朗) and was named after the praying mantis, an insect, the ...

3. Choeradodis - Wikipedia

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   Choeradodis is a genus of praying mantises with common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like thoraces.

4. Orthodera novaezealandiae - Wikipedia

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   Orthodera. Species: O. novaezealandiae. Binomial name. Orthodera novaezealandiae. ( Colenso, 1882) Orthodera novaezealandiae, ( Māori: whe) [ 1] known as the New Zealand mantis or New Zealand praying mantis, is a species of praying mantis which is, as both the scientific name and common names suggest, indigenous and endemic to New Zealand. [ 2 ...

5. Creobroter pictipennis - Wikipedia

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   Genus: Creobroter. Species: C. pictipennis. Binomial name. Creobroter pictipennis. Wood-Mason, 1878. Creobroter pictipennis, with the common name Indian flower mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to Asia. Males grow to about 1.5 in long (3.8 cm) and females are slightly larger.

6. European mantis - Wikipedia

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   The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). [3] Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose.

7. Choeradodis rhombicollis - Wikipedia

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   Choeradodis servillei Wood-Mason, 1880. Mantis rhombicollis (Latreille 1833) Choeradodis rhombicollis, or Peruvian shield mantis, [ 1] is a species of praying mantis native to North America, Central America, and South America. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and ...

8. Sphodromantis lineola - Wikipedia

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   Like most praying mantis this species is an ambush predator. They use their well developed motion detection visual systems as well as proprioceptive information to detect prey and then deliver a carefully calculated and extremely accurate strike.

9. Blepharopsis - Wikipedia

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   Mantis mendica Fabricius, 1775[1] Blepharopsis mendica is a species of praying mantis found in North Africa, parts of the Mediterranean, Middle East and southern Asia, and on the Canary Islands, and the sole member of the genus Blepharopsis. Egyptian flower mantis, thistle mantis, and Arab mantis are among its common names. [2][3][4]