Giant Praying Mantis

Giant Praying Mantis
Nomenclature
Nickname(s)	Kamacuras, Gimantis
Biological Information
Species	Giant Praying Mantis
Forms	Kamacuras (Irradiated form)
Height	2 meters
Length	? meters
Weight	?? kg
Affiliation Information
Allies	None
Enemies	None
Relationships	None
Controlled by	None
Production Information
Created by	Shinichi Sekizawa
Portrayed by	Puppets
First appearance	Son of Godzilla
Last appearance	Son of Godzilla

The Giant Praying Mantises (大カマキリ,   Ōkamakiri^?, lit. Large Mantis) were a species of giant mantis kaiju that first appeared in the 1967 Godzilla film, Son of Godzilla.

History

Son of Godzilla

The Giant mantises roamed the forests peacefully until the Japanese government decided to set up a base for testing weather control. The testing resulted in a radioactive fallout on the island, turning the mantises into gigantic ones dubbed Kamacuras.

Trivia

• The ShodaiKama puppet was used to portray both the Giant Praying Mantis and Kamacuras.

List of appearances

Films

• Son of Godzilla (First appearance)