Taxa

Mantodea

Order

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Mantodea." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-mantodea.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Mantodea. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-mantodea

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-mantodea,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Mantodea},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-mantodea},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

The mantises: predatory insects with enlarged, spined forelegs folded in a distinctive 'praying' posture and used to seize prey in a rapid strike, along with a highly mobile, triangular head capable of turning to track movement.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

2500 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Order 1

Scientific Name

Mantodea 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Child Taxon Of

Insecta

Source Catalogue of Life

Sources

1. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

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