'Mantis Hive' is the southernmost of the nine Hives of Pantala, located
between Cicada Hive and Bloodworm Hive. It is also close to some
unlabeled lakes. It is considered "the smart Hive" according to Cricket,
and was formerly ruled by Lady Mantis until the events of The Flames of
Hope.

## Description

Mantis Hive is known as the academic center of innovation due to its
university.

## Notable features

### Library

Cricket mentioned that Mantis Hive has the second largest library in
Pantala, the first being Jewel Hive's library, taking up a whole floor.

### Mantis Hive University

Mantis Hive University is the university of the Hive. It brings in the
brightest, best, loyal students in order to create ideas and inventions
that will benefit and improve all of the Hives. Many students from the
university become teachers that go on to teach in the other
universities.

## History

### The Lost Continent Prophecy

#### The Lost Continent

Blue noted that he could see Mantis Hive in one direction and Hornet
Hive in the other and that the webs connecting them were mostly
invisible in the dark. He later mentioned to Luna how a section of
Mantis Hive collapsed the previous year, stating that everyone said it
was a LeafWing sabotage, which Luna dismissed, stating that the collapse
was caused by "shoddy workmanship," and that the sabotage story was a
cover-up.

#### The Hive Queen

Cricket referred to Mantis Hive as the "smart Hive" and "academic center
of innovation" when thinking about how none of the other Hives have a
library as extensive as Jewel Hive's.

Blue later mentioned that if Bloodworm Hive falls, the webs between it
and Mantis Hive and Jewel Hive would as well.

#### The Poison Jungle

In the prologue, Grayling mentioned that the Bloodworm Hive Chrysalis
sent messages along the webs that connect Bloodworm Hive to Jewel Hive
and Mantis Hive. He then stared at the web bridge towards Mantis Hive,
and the silk was mentioned to slightly glimmer as if it caught the
starlight.

When Cricket was guessing why the mind-controlled HiveWings were not
attacking the Poison Jungle yet, she mentioned that they might have been
waiting for the rest of the tribe, as Mantis Hive and Cicada Hive would
take longer to get there.

#### The Dangerous Gift

In one of Snowfall's visions, Cinnabar mentioned that the SilkWings of
Mantis Hive have been evacuated due to their warning about the
othermind.

#### The Flames of Hope

The SilkWings from Mantis Hive were among the many SilkWings hiding in
the SilkWing refugee camp.

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### Field Guides

#### A Guide to the Dragon World

Mantis Hive was featured in literature#Named books|An Official Guide to
the Hives.

## Trivia

  - A section of the Hive recently collapsed. It was suggested that the
    collapse was due to an industrial experiment conducted there.