Praying mantis (disambiguation)
# Praying mantis (disambiguation)

The praying mantis is any insect of the order Mantodea.

Praying mantis may also refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* Praying Mantis (1983 film), a film directed by Jack Gold
* Praying Mantis (film), an American psychological thriller film
* Praying Mantis (band), a New Wave of British Heavy Metal band

## Military

* Operation Praying Mantis, a 1988 naval battle between US and Iranian forces
* Praying Mantis, a British prototype light tank Universal Carrier of World War II

## Martial arts

* Northern Praying Mantis, the Northern Chinese martial art from Shandong
* Southern Praying Mantis, the Southern Chinese martial art of the Hakka people
