Mantis religiosa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mantodea
Family: Mantidae
Genus: Mantis
Species: Mantis religiosa
Scientific Name: Mantis religiosa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

European mantis

The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the Mantidae family, which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed the mantis is in repose, resembling a praying position. Both males and females have elongated bodies with two pairs of wings. The most striking features that the species (and all mantodeans) have are a very mobile, triangular head with large compound eyes and their first pair of legs (the 'raptorial legs'), which is highly modified for the efficient capture and restraint of fast-moving or flying prey.

In Germany, M. religiosa is listed as Gefährdet [endangered] on the German Red List on the basis of an assessment from 1998. It is not supposed to be caught or held as a pet. At a global level, it is assessed by the IUCN as least concern.

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Mantis religiosa in languages:

Arabic: فرس النبي الأوروبي
Arabic: سرعوف الأوروبي
Belarusian: Багамол звычайны
Catalan: Pregadéu
Chinese: 薄翅螳
Croatian: Obična bogomoljka
Czech: kudlanka nábožná
Danish: Europæisk knæler
Dutch: Europese Bidsprinkhaan
Dutch: Gewone Bidsprinkhaan
English: Praying Mantis
English: European Mantis
English: Preying Mantis
English: European Mantid
English: European Praying Mantis
French: Mante religieuse
Galician: Barbantesa
German: Europäische Gottesanbeterin
German: Gemeine Gottesanbeterin
German: Gottesanbeterin
German: Leshanl
German: Maringgele
Hebrew: גמל שלמה מתפלל
Hungarian: imádkozó sáska
Italian: Mantide religiosa
Japanese: ウスバカマキリ
Korean: 항라사마귀
Lithuanian: Europinis maldininkas
Luxembourgish: Quisel
Modern Greek: Αλογάκι της Παναγίας
Polish: Modliszka zwyczajna
Portuguese: Louva-a-deus-comum
Romanian: Călugărița
Russian: Обыкновенный богомол
Serbian: Богомољка
Serbian: Bogomoljka
Slovak: modlivka zelená
Slovene: Navadna bogomolka
Swedish: Bönsyrsa
Turkish: Avrupa Peygamberdevesi
Ukrainian: Богомол звичайний

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Mantis religiosa: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

European mantis

Mantis religiosa in languages:

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Mantis religiosa: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

European mantis

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Parent Taxon

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