Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the Mantidae family, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank.
Many species are found in North America, the three most common being the European Mantis (Mantis religiosa), the Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), and the Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina). Of these, only the last is native to the continent - the European and Chinese species were introduced in the 20th century as predators in an attempt to control pest populations in gardens.
You smacked her right between her blue eyes
You didn't think ahead yeah that's what he said
Then everyone of us just turned our backs to him and said
That was not a nice thing to do
I can't believe he was so cruel
But you love your brothers no matter what they say
Yeah you love your brothers no matter what kind of games you play
And it's gonna rain - that's what they say
But we're just gonna cover our heads
And we ain't coming out until we're dead
Oh no
And It's gonna drown all of our sins
But we don't wanna loose what we got
No we don't wanna loose what we own oh no
This stinking alley's full of old cats and dogs
They got no money and they got no home
Once I was one of them but now I'm on my own
It feels so good to be an outlaw
In your perfect world
'Cause you love your brothers no matter what they say
Yeah you love your brothers no matter what kind of games you play
And it's gonna rain - that's what they say
But we're just gonna cover our heads
And we ain't coming out until we're dead
Oh no
And it's gonna drown all of our sins
But we don't want to loose what we got
No we don't want to loose what we own oh no
And it's gonna rain and thats for sure
Yeah it's gonna rain and that's for shure
It's gonna rain and that's for sure