Cicada
Classical Greek , it was called a Greek tzitzikas both names being the cicada killer wasp and praying mantis.
No. Mantis was a prophet, a person that was usually a hermite or working in an Oracle and predicting the future. The best known mantis of antiquity was Tiresias (Greek: Τειρεσίας). A dream in greek is an όνειρο (oniro).
european mantis
The scientific name for a Praying Mantis is Mantis religiosa.
Anything you want! You could even make up a name like, MaKayla with the first a sounding like ant. I had the same problem naming my stuffed manitee and I named her MaKayla. Don't call me a freak but you could also call her Mandy or Mandoline.
The scientific name for a praying mantis is Mantis religiosa.
The name "praying mantis" is not a scientific name but a COMMON name. Scientific names are in latin and are used to organize animals into groups (look up taxonomy). If you wonder how the praying mantis got its common name all you have to do is look at one and see that the forelegs are in position similar to praying. The word "mantid" originates with the Greeks meaning prophet (who prayed often). So, praying mantis is redundant, it is like saying praying prayer. Also, look up the word science to reduce your ignorance.
In ancient times an oracle was actually the special place in a temple where a Mantis (Μάντης : a prophet) gave the prophecies. The most famous Mantis in Greek mythology was Tiresias and lived in Thebes (in Greece not Egypt).
Mantodea
a tree
The correct spelling is "praying mantis", from its position with clasped forelegs.In the US, the name is usually applied to the mantis species Sphodromantis viridis.In Europe the name is applied to the species Mantis religiosa.
raptor or gorge
Yes, a praying mantis is a carnivore, which means it eats meat. It will eat other insects, as well as lizards and even small birds, like humming birds, if the mantis is big enough.