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- Southern Praying Mantis System - A comprehensive historical and technical resource on Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu.
- Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu of Hawaii - Branch of Master Gin Foon Mark's school in Hawaii. Contains information about the history and characteristics of Jook Lum.
- The Mantis Cave - Fernando Blanco Dopazo's resource, containing information on Mantis instructors and masters around the world, plum flower (Mei Hua) and seven star (Qi Xing) mantis, and a great listing of traditional wushu instructors and websites worldwide.
- Eight Step Praying Mantis - Eight Step Praying Mantis Kung Fu (Ba Bu Tang Lang Quan) as taught by Grandmaster James Sun. Information on Praying Mantis fighting, history, lineage, as well as Taijiquan and health related topics. Includes school directory.
- Authentic Kung Fu - Resource on Seven Star Praying Mantis complete with the mantis directory of schools, historical information, and the home of the Seven Star Praying Mantis Mailing List. Also provides information on Wing Chun Kuen, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, and Chi Kung.
- Wondrous Praying Mantis - Information about mantis biology, and a diary of mantis observations.
- Master Gin Foon Mark's Praying Mantis Kung Fu - Branch of Master Gin Foon Mark's school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Offers information on the history and characteristics of Jook Lum, Kung Fu, and Chi Kung.
- Northern China Praying Mantis Kungfu - Legend, History and an on-line Tutorial of the praying mantis kungfu style, with illustrating graphics and animations. [Chinese/German/English]
- The Lurker's Guide to Stomatopods (Mantis Shrimp) - A comprehensive guide to mantis shrimps (stomatopods). Includes image galleries, articles on their biology and taxonomy, and how-to notes for reef aquarists.
- Manti Local News: Topix - Local, regional, and statewide news collected from diverse sources on the web.
Wikipedia Articles
- European mantis - The European mantis, also known as the Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa), is one of the most common species of the order Mantodea. Originating in southern Europe, the European mantis was introduced to North America in 1899 on a shipment of nursery plants.
- Peacock mantis shrimp - The peacock mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, also known as the harlequin mantis shrimp or painted mantis shrimp is a large mantis shrimp native to the Indo-Pacific from Guam to East Africa.
- Hymenopus coronatus - Hymenopus coronatus (known by a variety of common names including Malaysian orchid mantis, Malaysian orchid praying mantis, pink orchid mantis and orchid mantis) is a praying mantis from Malaysian, Indonesian, and Sumatran rain forests. The mantises thrive in humid, warm areas of south Asian rain forests.
- Southern Praying Mantis (martial art) - Despite its name, the Southern Praying Mantis style of Chinese martial arts is unrelated to the Northern Praying Mantis style. Southern Praying Mantis is instead related most closely to fellow Hakka styles such as Dragon and more distantly to the Fujian family of styles that includes Fujian White Crane, Five Ancestors, and Wing Chun.
- Chinese mantis - The Chinese mantis (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis) is a species of mantis. Originating from China, they were first introduced to North America around 1895 as a source of pest control.