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{{Infobox familiar
|name = Praying mantis
|image = [[File:Praying mantis familiar.png|200px|Praying mantis]]
|level = 75
|time = 69
|points = 8
|combat = 131
|lifepoints = 4280
|immune to poison = Yes
|ability = None
|style = Attack
|special = '''Mantis strike'''
|max = 145 <!-- Confirmed by Monster Examine -->
|race = Insect
|examine = Wax on, wax off, grab a butterfly and eat it... Wait, what?
}}
[[File:Praying_mantis_chathead.png|left]]
The '''Praying mantis''' is a [[Summoning familiar]] that a player is able to summon at 75 [[Summoning]].

== Praying mantis pouch ==

{{Infobar Summon Pouch
|name = Praying mantis pouch
|image = [[File:Praying mantis pouch.png|Praying mantis pouch]]
|shards = 168
|charm = [[Crimson charm|Crimson]]
|tertiary = [[Flowers]]
|createxp = 329.6
|usexp = 3.6
|low = 1849
|high = 2774
|cost = 4201 + {{Min| {{Min| {{Min|{{GEP|Orange flowers}}|{{GEP|Red flowers}}}} | {{Min|{{GEP|Flowers (mixed)}}|{{GEP|Yellow flowers}}}} }} | {{min|{{GEP|Purple flowers}}|{{GEP|Blue flowers}}}} }}
|returnlvl = 79
}}

A '''Praying mantis pouch''' is made by using a [[Pouch (Summoning)|Summoning pouch]] on a [[Summoning obelisk]] with 168 [[spirit shards]], a [[Crimson charm]] and [[Flowers]] of any colour in the player's inventory. Using the pouch to summon a Praying mantis costs 8 summoning points.

== Mantis strike scroll ==
[[File:Mantis_strike.gif|thumb|323px|A player activating the scroll.]]
{{Infobar Summon Scroll
| name = Mantis strike scroll
| image = [[File:Mantis strike scroll.png|Mantis strike scroll]]
| special = 6
| createxp = 3.6
| usexp = 3.6
| high = 277
| low = 184
|return = 9
|returnlvl = 79}}
The '''Mantis strike scroll''' enables the use of the Mantis strike special move for a Praying mantis. Using a Praying mantis pouch on a Summoning obelisk creates ten Mantis strike scrolls.

=== Mantis strike ===
'''Mantis strike''' is the special move of the Praying mantis, activated by a Mantis strike scroll. When activated against an opponent, it uses a magic based attack (max hit 170) which always drains the opponent's prayer and binds if it deals any damage. Each use of a Mantis strike scroll requires 6 special move points.

== Trivia ==

*The examine text is a reference to the movie, Karate Kid.
*The secondary ingredient for the praying mantis used to be a red mithril flower. This was [[Update:Shattered Heart|changed]] to any flower in a later update.

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