Mantis Hive
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,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[2]
History
The Lost Continent Prophecy
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.
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.
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.
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 SilkWings from Mantis Hive were among the many SilkWings hiding in the SilkWing refugee camp.
Field Guides
Mantis Hive was featured in An Official Guide to the Hives.
Trivia
- A section of the Hive recently collapsed.[4] It was suggested that the collapse was due to an industrial experiment conducted there.[2]
Gallery
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Mantis Hive on the map of Pantala, by Mike Schley -
Mantis Hive on the Hive map from A Guide to the Dragon World, by Mike Schley
References
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 129-130
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 A Guide to the Dragon World, page 202
- ↑ The Hive Queen, page 129–130
- ↑ The Lost Continent, page 12
| HiveWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Bloodworm • Cicada • Hornet • Mantis • Scarab • Tsetse • Vinegaroon • Yellowjacket |
| Other Dragons |
Aphid • Bombardier • Bumblebee • Cadelle • Carabid • Chafer • Cricket • Dragonfly • Earthworm • Earwig • Inchworm • Grasshopper • Hawker • Glowworm • Katydid • Librarian • Lubber • Malachite • Midge • Pinacate • Rootworm • Sandfly • Treehopper • Weevil |
| Kingdom |
Bloodworm Hive • Cicada Hive • Hornet Hive • Jewel Hive • Mantis Hive • Tsetse Hive • Vinegaroon Hive • Wasp Hive • Yellowjacket Hive |
| Society | |
| SilkWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens |
Present: Monarch |
| Other Dragons |
Admiral • Argus • Atala • Blue • Burnet • Clorinde • Cinnabar • Clubtail • Danaid • Dusky • Festoon • Fritillary • Glider • Grayling • Heliconian • Io • Lappet • Luna • Morpho • Pierid • Silverspot • Swordtail • Tau • Temora • Tussock • Whitespeck (TLC) • Whitespeck (TFoH) • Xenica |
| Kingdom |
Bloodworm Hive • Cicada Hive • Hornet Hive • Jewel Hive • LeafSilk Kingdom • Mantis Hive • Tsetse Hive • Vinegaroon Hive • Wasp Hive • Yellowjacket Hive |
| Kingdom (Historical) |
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| Society |
Book of Clearsight • Chrysalis • SilkWing Assembly • Tree Wars |
