mantis wiki:
[is is Greek for "prophet."Mantis is also the name of several insects in the Mantidae family:Carolina mantisChinese mantisEuropean mantisPraying mantisMantis shrimps, also known as stomatopods or mantid lobsters, are predatory crustaceans. The name derives from their powerful claws, which resemble those of the familar praying mantis.
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