Mantodea
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| Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 species and about 430 genera in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. The other common name, often applied to any species in the order, is "praying mantis", because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs. In Europe and other regions, however, the name "praying mantis" refers to only a single species, Mantis religiosa. The closest relatives of mantises are the termites and cockroaches (order Blattodea).
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| Chinese mantis | Dead leaf mantis | Devil's flower mantis |
| European mantis | Ghost mantis | Giant dead leaf mantis |
| Giant devil's flower mantis | Hooded mantis | Japanese giant mantis |
| Orchid mantis | Purple-winged mantis | Tenodera aridifolia |