Mantises are an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae. Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Wikipedia

Class: Insecta

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Superorder: Dictyoptera

Eats: Insects, Beetles, Cricket, Lepidoptera and Blattodea

Are mantis good luck: As a good luck charm, the Praying Mantis is widely accepted. It's a sign that you'll have a good run of things. You can look forward to some good fortune in the near future, in a variety of forms. It is also a symbol of peace, focus, and concentration because of the Praying Mantis' appearance.

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One thing I do respect about kung-fu is kung-fu focuses on animal fighting style. Mantis, snake, tiger, crane, monkey and dragon. So many animal style fighting styles. And I do believe that there's a bear. The reason I respect it is people and animals are one in this ancient fighting style.

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