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title: "European Mantis"
description: "Mantis religiosa — Insetos e aranhas. The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the Mantidae family, which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/european-mantis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# European Mantis

> Mantis religiosa — Insetos e aranhas. The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the Mantidae family, which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises).

- Scientific name: *Mantis religiosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 115754
- Wikidata: [Q268319](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268319)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53905](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53905)

## Names

- en: European Mantis
- de: Europäische Gottesanbeterin
- es: Mantis Religiosa
- fr: Mante religieuse
- nl: Europese bidsprinkhaan
- pl: Modliszka zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

US (32991), FR (13234), CA (9697), IT (8721), ES (7412), AT (5041), DE (4872), RU (3925), PT (3465), PL (2609), CZ (2291), HR (2090)

## Summary

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, which can be observed when 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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_mantis

## Photo

![European Mantis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-mantis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marino Linić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120719174

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-mantis?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).