Talk:Mantis

While the average units have the term "Mantis" in their name I belive that their actual race is called "Bzzrat". Proof of this can be found looking at the naming conventions for the bosses. If you look at the bottom of [| This page], under "New Creatures" it list's Bzzrat as a new species. --The King Tarosian 02:47, 25 April 2006 (CDT)
 * What we need to do is find a weapon mod that deals extra damage to them. Axe Grip of Mantis Slaying or Bzzrat Slaying. I assume they'll have one, as most (all?) other species have a weapon mod for them. I'll keep an eye out once Factions is released. LordKestrel 02:57, 25 April 2006 (CDT)


 * Yeah that would work but I'm feeling kinda ancy about fixing it now. I'm giving serious thought into removing the mantis category and lumping all the info into the bzzrat category. Does anyone have any objections with this? Also, I'm going to continue to add all the info on "these monsters" under the Mantis category until we come to a conclusion on what we should do about this. --The King Tarosian 03:03, 25 April 2006 (CDT)


 * Why move it with release a few days away? Leave it for now, and once we can confirm it, move or don't move it as required. LordKestrel 03:43, 25 April 2006 (CDT)

--Tetris L   09:54, 4 May 2006 (CDT)==Mandid & Mantis: Same species?==
 * What I wonder about is whether Mantis are the same species as Mantid. The similarities in name, appearance and drops are obvious. And according to Wikipedia "Mantis" and "Mantid" are common names for the same insect. There are no low level Mantis and there are no high level Mantid, which makes me think that Mantis are high-level Mantid, or Mantids are low-level Mantis.
 * The only way to prove it would be a weapon upgrade "of Mantidslaying", but I don't think there is any such upgrade, so we'll have to decide this based on the evidence mwe have. --Tetris L [[Image:TurningL sml.gif]]  01:38, 3 May 2006 (CDT)
 * Sorry in advance for a shameless °BUMP°. --Tetris L [[Image:TurningL sml.gif]]  14:21, 3 May 2006 (CDT)
 * Might as well make Mantid a redirect to Mantis. I'm still holding out hope for a of Slaying mod to make it official, but I've found half a dozen Ogreslaying, and no Mantisslaying, so it probably doesn't exist. LordKestrel 17:04, 3 May 2006 (CDT)

Isn't mantid the plural of mantis? Skuld  17:09, 3 May 2006 (CDT)
 * According Wikipedia (Praying mantis) both "Mantid" and "Mantis" are names for that insect, and the correct plural is either "Mantes" or "Mantises". --Tetris L [[Image:TurningL sml.gif]]  17:14, 3 May 2006 (CDT)
 * I am pretty sure Mantis and Mantid are the same species. Unless anybody objects, I'll merge article and category into one in 3 days from now. --Tetris L [[Image:TurningL sml.gif]]  09:54, 4 May 2006 (CDT)