There were also squat cones, supported on dozens of tiny tubelike legs; and there was one impressive thing like a giant praying mantis.

A long metal creature, a cross between a giant praying mantis and a dinosaur skeleton, rises out of the base of a hospital operating table.

The woman who seduces Xander turns out to be a giant praying mantis, determined to bite off his head.

Its common names include African mantis, giant African mantis, and bush mantis.

In fact, now that he thought of it, the being did look a good deal like a giant mantis.... "Now you wonder anew."

Hierodula membranacea is a large mantid, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula.

And although this tiny invader doesn't possess 8-foot-long pincers like a giant mantis, it's just as deadly.

What's worse, although we could probably take down a giant mantis with bullets - or possibly rockets - the superbug becomes harder to kill with each passing day.

Many species are referred to by the common name giant Asian mantis because of their large size.

The group moves on to the old temple and are attacked by a giant praying mantis (called Pictimos in the game).