Meaning of the Praying Mantis tattoo

Nick baxter

Today I'm going to talk to you about tattoos of a little animal which has very bad press and which I find fascinating: the praying mantis.

They affirm that she is cruel and ruthless because after copulating with the male she tears off his head and devours it; but I saw in a documentary a long time ago that it is believed that it is because the male does not ejaculate if he does not lose his mind. It is similar to the hangman's semen that he ejaculates after death.

Mantis symbolism

It is an animal with an interesting symbolism

Mantis comes from the Greek which means prophet or soothsayer, this being one of its symbolisms. For the African Bushmen it was a manifestation of God and when they saw one, they tried to interpret the message they believed they were receiving.

In the West it has a demonic symbolism as a devouring entity, but in Nibujon is highly respected. In ancient Egypt the mantis sometimes appeared as a soul guide instead of the jackal anubis. In Japan it is the emblem samurai of courage and cunning (as in King-Fu panda, right?

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How to Live Aligned with Totem, teaches us patience, calm, stillness and balance. The mantis waits motionless for the moment to attack and when it does, it is deadly. It is a magnificent predator as it camouflages itself very well, ambushes motionless and when it has its prey within range it launches itself towards it at breakneck speed and catches it with its legs. Perhaps that is why in Japan it is the samurai emblem of courage and cunning.

You can also turn the head up to 180 degrees and with its two large compound eyes and three simple ones between them, it can see almost everything without hardly moving.

It's an interesting tattoo; You can do it in a realistic style swallowing a male, catching a prey, simply stalking immobile or in a cartoon style, since with those big big eyes it is very funny.

¿You dare to tattoo a mantis?