Talk:Mantis/@comment-68.233.149.2-20160617193023/@comment-10429980-20160712030429

She clearly has wing covers on her throrax and so could easily have retracted membranous wings under those covers (just as soldier beetles are noted to have wings under their wing covers). Whether she could fly with them or not is debateable, but at the very least she could use them to increase her jumping and maneuvering abilities (much as amazoness are noted for using their wing for).