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  2. Mantis - Wikipedia

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    When directly threatened, many mantis species stand tall and spread their forelegs, with their wings fanning out wide. The fanning of the wings makes the mantis seem larger and more threatening, with some species enhancing this effect with bright colors and patterns on their hindwings and inner surfaces of their front legs.

  3. Mantis (DC Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Mantis is the leader of a colony of humanoid insects from New Genesis before defecting to Apokolips, whose leader Darkseid gives him immense power. [3] Mantis assists Darkseid in founding the first Secret Society of Super-Villains. He is killed by Infinity-Man in Death of the New Gods before being resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot. [4 ...

  4. Mantis (Marvel Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Mantis was promoted to field status by Rocket Raccoon. [28] Mantis was apparently killed by the Magus, who shot her and Cosmo with a powerful blast of energy. [29] He holds them, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, and Major Victory in suspended animation before they are eventually rescued. [30] Mantis later rescues Peter Quill from a group of pursuing Spartax ...

  5. Mantis (Marvel Cinematic Universe) - Wikipedia

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    Mantis is a fictional character portrayed by Pom Klementieff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.She is a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy with empathic powers and is the paternal half-sister of its leader, Peter Quill.

  6. Mantispidae - Wikipedia

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    Mantispidae (/ m æ n ˈ t ɪ s p ə d iː /), commonly known as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, [1] especially in the tropics and subtropics. Only five species of Mantispa ...

  7. Chordodes formosanus - Wikipedia

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    Chordodes formosanus is a horsehair worm that has the praying mantis as its definitive host. Horsehair worms are obligate parasites that pass through different hosts at various stages. These worms can grow up to 90 centimetres (35 in) long and can be extremely dangerous for their host, especially the praying mantis. [1] [2]

  8. Sure, bees and butterflies are beloved, and ladybugs and lightning bugs lionized, but the iridescent insect with the delicate wings and big, bold eyes carries an auspicious symbolism in many ...

  9. List of mantis genera and species - Wikipedia

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    The following list of mantis genera and species is based on the "Mantodea Species File", which is the primary reference for the taxonomy shown here. [1]The insect order Mantodea consists of over 2,400 species of mantises in about 460 genera.