Mantis (disambiguation)

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

Mantis may also refer to:

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

 * Psycho Mantis, a boss in the videogame 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

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