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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...
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    The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) and the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) are both smaller mantises closely resembling the Chinese mantis. The...
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    Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids")...
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    Australia Mantis pia Serville, 1839 Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) — European mantis, or "praying mantis" Mantis splendida de Haan, 1842 Mantis tricolor...
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  • North America, because of the inclusion of three European species (European honey bee, European mantis, and 7-spotted ladybird), each having been chosen...
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  • macrocephala Mantis octospilota (eight-spotted mantis, blackbarrel mantis) Mantis pia Mantis religiosa (European mantis) Mantis splendida Mantis tricolor...
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    Earwigs Green lacewings Ichneumon wasps Minute pirate bugs Fireflies Praying Mantis Soldier beetles Syrphid flies Tachinid flies Trichogramma wasps Plants in...
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    This species of mantis, although similar in size to the common European mantis (Mantis religiosa), is easily distinguished by the protrusion from its...
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    species of praying mantis that is kept worldwide as a pet. Its common names include African mantis, giant African mantis, and bush mantis. Sphodromantis viridis...
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    1776. It is a Holarctic species with a limited distribution in Europe. Ochthera mantis is a predatory fly found primarily on sandy or muddy shores, with...
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