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 , the ancient Greek word for seer or soothsayer, one cognizant of the will of divinity learned through divination
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)