Mantis is the common name of any insect in the order Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises.

Mantis may also refer to:

Science and technology

Biology

  • Mantis (genus), a genus of mantises
  • Mantis shrimp, also known as stomatopods, predatory crustaceans
  • Mantispidae or mantis-flies, small predatory insects whose front legs are similar to those of a praying mantis

Computing

  • MANTIS, a programming language or an application generator marketed by Cincom
  • Mantis Bug Tracker, a bug tracking system

Spacecraft

  • MANTIS (spacecraft), "Main-belt Asteroid and NEO Tour with Imaging and Spectroscopy", a proposed NASA spacecraft that would flyby multiple asteroids
  • MANTIS (space telescope), "Monitoring Activity from Nearby Stars with UV Imaging and Spectroscopy", a planned NASA space telescope

Arts and entertainment

  • Mantis (album), a 2009 studio album by progressive rock/jam band Umphrey's McGee
  • The Mantis, a 2023 novel in the Hitman franchise by Kōtarō Isaka

Comics

  • Mantis (DC Comics), a supervillain in Jack Kirby's Fourth World
  • Mantis (Marvel Comics), a member of The Avengers
  • Mantis (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character

Games

  • Mantis, also known as Stinger Mantis, a ship in the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  • Psycho Mantis, a boss in the video game Metal Gear Solid
  • Mantis, an alien insect-like race in the real-time strategy computer game Conquest: Frontier Wars
  • Mantis, an alien race in the MMORPG Pirate Galaxy
  • XF5700 Mantis, a space sim by MicroPlay in 1992
  • The Mantis, an alien insect-like race in the roguelike computer game FTL: Faster Than Light

Film and television

  • M.A.N.T.I.S., a superhero television series
  • La Mante, a 2017 French miniseries
  • Queen Mantis, a 2025 South Korean adaptation
  • Mantis (film), a 2025 South Korean Netflix film

Military

  • BAE Systems Mantis, an unmanned air vehicle developed by BAE Systems
  • Nächstbereichschutzsystem MANTIS, a very short-range protection system of the German Army intended for base-protection

Other uses

  • Jeremy Coney, former New Zealand cricket captain's nicknamed "The Mantis"
  • Cagn, a god of the San of southern Africa, who often takes the shape of a praying mantis
  • Mantis (roller coaster), a former stand-up roller coaster at Cedar Point
  • Marcos Mantis, a British sports car
  • Mantis, the ancient Greek word for seer or soothsayer, one cognizant of the will of divinity, which he learns through divination
  • Mantis, brand of bicycle repair stations

See also

  • UltraMantis Black, a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion
  • Northern Praying Mantis, a martial art
  • Southern Praying Mantis, a martial art
  • Praying mantis (disambiguation)
  • Mantissa (disambiguation)
  • Manta (disambiguation)