Judge Zorak - Commision for JeanJackGibson
There was the tower, high above the rest, far above the normal station, more grandiose than anything its neighbors could dream of. Fat at the root, it slimmed into a spire, pointed at its zenith with piercing sharpness. There it was one with the...
Hyperion Chronicles: Information Sheet-The Beast
Reports indicate they appear as massive pray mantis shaped creatures standing easily three stories tall, their prime set of arms looking more like living net like sponges.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 115
His head kept jerking sideways and his shoulders tensed and untensed at irregular intervals, pulling his hands up in front of his chest like a gigantic furry praying mantis.
Spring Fever Chapter 2
Pair of lovebirds emerge from the bathroom right as the two of you were talking about some of the two of you’s more nerdy hobbies, particularly that of why the new “trouble in paradise” movie should’ve starred orchid mantises rather than the common praying mantis
Through the Looking Glass: Penance: Chapter 1-B
"you definitely don't sound like your average runaway, that's for sure," commented tigress across from where the praying mantis sat as she rapped her fingers lightly against the table.
Sci-Fi Game Demo
(i imagined a praying mantis, but anything predatory would do.) it cocks its head quite curiously, the whirring of small hydraulics audible as it moves. the bright light comes from a lamp built into a cheek.
Power Fur Rangers- Episode 25
"like a praying mantis? i thought they were good bugs?" lisa asked incredulously. "not when the evil emperor creates one." tom replied. he looked nervously at the others.
Power Fur Rangers- Episode 24
A light enveloped the praying mantis and it was instantly transported to the evil lair on the moon. she began to grow and change as she was turned into a monster.
The World Eater: Chapter 2: 6000 Years And 4 Million Light Years
Spoke the creature, which resembled that of a praying mantis. “good work scuttle. keep an eye out on the ship and keep guard on my sister. while we are down there." tai wu smiles as he turns to look over the cargo hold.
A Metroid on the Brain 1 - The Raptor Has Landed
They had bladed arms of a praying mantis, yet the faces were reptilian certainly. "maybe he didn't like reptiles? huh, racist are ya?!
The New Covenant
That and the fact that each male that mated with a female of his species signed their own death warrant, for the female killed the male, just as a praying mantis would.
Gone Shopping - Chapter 4
Three sets of arms one set wielding what could be construed as three fingered hands while the other two pairs ended in long serrated claws similar to those of a praying mantis.