praying mantis
noun
: mantis
especially
: a European mantis (Mantis religiosa) that has been introduced into the U.S.
called also praying mantid
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The praying mantises would stay immoble anywhere from a few seconds to more than five minutes, researchers said.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Some are playful — toying with a butterfly or eying a praying mantis.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
As with the Pixar film, the bugs (and adjacent creatures) are the main characters here, from cockroaches, monarch butterflies, and praying mantises to bees, spiders, and even hermit crabs.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
One window has a 10-foot-tall praying mantis covered in rhinestones, among what’s really a flourish of oversize birds, butterflies and bugs.
—David Moin, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Some are playful — toying with a butterfly or eying a praying mantis.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
As with the Pixar film, the bugs (and adjacent creatures) are the main characters here, from cockroaches, monarch butterflies, and praying mantises to bees, spiders, and even hermit crabs.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
One window has a 10-foot-tall praying mantis covered in rhinestones, among what’s really a flourish of oversize birds, butterflies and bugs.
—David Moin, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Praying mantis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/praying%20mantis. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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