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The praying mantis is any insect of the order Mantodea.

Praying mantis may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Praying Mantis (1983 film), a film directed by Jack Gold
• Praying Mantis (film), an American psychological thriller film
• Praying Mantis (band), a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band

Military

• Operation Praying Mantis, a 1988 naval battle between US and Iranian forces
• Praying Mantis, a British prototype light tank Universal Carrier of World War II

Martial arts

• Northern Praying Mantis, the Northern Chinese martial art from Shandong
• Southern Praying Mantis, the Southern Chinese martial art of the Hakka people

See also

• Mantis (disambiguation)

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