Giant mantis

Giant mantis may refer to:

Insects

• Hierodula, a genus of praying mantids, which contains several species with common name giant Asian mantis
  • Hierodula patellifera, also named giant Asian mantis, species of praying mantis within the genus Hierodula
• Deroplatys desiccata, or giant dead leaf mantis, a species of praying mantis of genus Deroplatys.
• Hierodula majuscula, also named giant rainforest mantis and the Australian giant mantis, species of praying mantis within the genus Hierodula
• Idolomantis diabolica, also named giant devil's flower mantis, the single species of praying mantis of genus Idolomantis.
• Paratoxodera cornicollis, or giant Malaysian stick mantis, a species of praying mantis of genus Paratoxodera.
• Tenodera aridifolia, also called Japanese giant mantis, a species of mantis in the subfamily Mantinae.

In fiction

• Giant praying mantis, a monster in the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
• Gargantuan praying mantis, a monster in the 2nd edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
• Giant praying mantis, a fictional creature in the novella A Shocker on Shock Street from the Goosebumps series
• Kamacuras, a kaiju film monster from Son of Godzilla and other films, called Gimantis in the U.S. version, a mutated giant mantis species