Ten mantis species: European mantis, Chinese mantis, Carolina mantis, Orchid mantis, Ghost mantis, Violin mantis, Spiny flower mantis, Devil flower mantis, Empusa fasciata, Sphodromantis viridis. Colours and shapes in source-identified photographs. A thematic selection, not a ranking or field identification guide. Names follow the sources; photographs do not share a common scale. The European mantis stands on fabric; the violin mantis is a studio photograph, and the spiny flower mantis stands on artificial foliage. The orchid mantis is a close view; the devil flower mantis is a subadult female. All visuals use real photographs. Project changes: resizing without additional cropping, composition with captions and narration. Photographs retain their licenses. Video adaptation and project contributions: CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. No author endorsement is implied. Voice synthesis: Microsoft Edge TTS; no music. Credits: 1. File:European_praying_mantis_(Mantis_religiosa)_green_female_Dobruja.jpg; Charles J. Sharp; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:European_praying_mantis_(Mantis_religiosa)_green_female_Dobruja.jpg; Own work , from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography.co.uk ; https://www.sharpphotography.co.uk/; . Charles James Sharp, Sharp Photography, https://www.sharpphotography.co.uk/. 2. File:Tenodera_sinensis_5_Luc_Viatour.jpg; Luc Viatour; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tenodera_sinensis_5_Luc_Viatour.jpg; own work www.lucnix.be Nikon case D300 optical Sigma 150mm F2,8 Macro ; http://www.lucnix.be; I, Luc Viatour . 3. File:Stagmomantis_carolina_Kaldari_05_cropped.jpg; Kaldari; Public domain; Public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stagmomantis_carolina_Kaldari_05_cropped.jpg; Own work ; ; . 4. File:Mantis_Hymenopus_coronatus_6_Luc_Viatour.jpg; Luc Viatour; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mantis_Hymenopus_coronatus_6_Luc_Viatour.jpg; own work www.lucnix.be Nikon case D300 optical Sigma 150mm F2,8 Macro ; http://www.lucnix.be; I, Luc Viatour . 5. File:Phyllocrania paradoxa 337356299 (cropped).jpg; suncana; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phyllocrania_paradoxa_337356299_(cropped).jpg; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/337356299 ; https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/337356299; . 6. File:Gongylus gongylodes adult male.jpg; Mantisonis; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gongylus_gongylodes_adult_male.jpg; Own work ; ; . 7. File:Pseudocreobotra_wahlbergii_03.jpg; Amada44; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pseudocreobotra_wahlbergii_03.jpg; Own work ; ; . 8. File:Idolomantis diabolica-subadult female.JPG; Drägüs; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Idolomantis_diabolica-subadult_female.JPG; Own work ; ; . 9. File:Empusa fasciata female 1.jpg; Gideon Pisanty ( Gidip ) גדעון פיזנטי; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empusa_fasciata_female_1.jpg; Own work ; ; . 10. File:Mantis-greece-alonisos-0a.jpg; Adamantios; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mantis-greece-alonisos-0a.jpg; Own work ; ; .