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==Daily Rituals==
04:00: Wake Up: The Mantis Warriors climb out of their cocoons. As soon as it hits 04:59, the Mantis Warriors race to the chapel.

05:00: Morning Prayer: The Mantis Warriors will imitate an ancient Terran insect when praying to the Emperor. Most battle brothers can barely stand due to the sheer exhaustion from running full speed to the chapel. Those who cannot stand are typically yelled at by the Chaplain.

06:00: Morning Firing Rites: The Mantis Warriors fire on targets. These targets will often be comprised primarily of Tyranids. The use of twin linked multilasers is permitted only to those who believe they can hit a fly with it. Those that do are immediately put into important command positions.

07:00: Morning battle Practice: The Mantis Warriors attack the remaining Tyranids. Using multilasers to the face is heavily encouraged.

08:00: Morning Meal: The Mantis Warriors attempt to emulate the Raven Guard and be undetectable when eating their breakfast. This usually fails, and so the chapter serfs are knocked out to hide the evidence.

10:00: Tactical Indoctrination: The Mantis Warriors gather to study hit-and-run tactics. During this time, alien Mantis are released upon Tyranid microforms, so that the battle brothers may learn better how to deal with the threat.

11:00: Suplimentary Holo video hour: the Mantis Warriors watch ancient terran holo films from M3 on fighting giant bugs. Selected by the most learned librarians of the chapter, of popular viewing is Starship Troopers by remembrancer Paul Verhoeven, 8 Legged Freaks and both Alien and Aliens directed by Ridley Scott, any brother who suggests Starship Troopers 2 or Alien 3 or 4 will find himself used as live bait on the next Carnifax hunt

12:00: Afternoon Meal: The Mantis warriors will eat any Tyranids they killed in the morning. This time, they stay in visible sight and will often try to hit each other and run away with the food. The chapter requires the Tyranid be cooked using a "Mantis" pattern multilaser.

13:00: Afternoon Firing Rites: The Mantis Warriors will fire their weapons upon Tyranid cutouts. This time, the entire chapter is permitted the use of twin linked multilasers.

14:00: Teleport Homer Training: The next hour will be spent practicing teleportation manoeuvres by the chapters 1st company, those not in the first company are free to watch the ancient terran movie "The Fly". Those that are, are reminded of brother Brundle's incident with a teleporter and a Tyranid Gargoyle.., the chapter serfs still havent cleaned up the smell.

15:00: Afternoon Battle practice. The Mantis Warriors descend to Tyranid contested worlds to capture new targets and food for later. Killing a Carnifex with a Power Swatter earns the battle brother the title of champion of the chapter.

17:00: Mantis Religiosa Training: The Mantis Warriors select battle brothers to become Mantis Religiosa. This ceremony involves copious prayer to the Emperor, meditation, and the application of an alien Mantis to the battle brothers head. Accidentally killing a Mantis during this ceremony is considered arch heresy and the offending marine is shot with multilasers.

18:00: Evening Meal: The Mantis Warriors consume a grand meal of food that would make even solar admirals envious. Any cold meat or food is heated with a mantis pattern multilaser.

20:00: Evening Prayer: The Mantis Warriors thank the Emperor for another day of killing Tyranids, for the holy twin linked multilaser, and their first captain, [[C.S.Goto|Constatine Stutendious Gotoral]]. Any brother caught praying to be a Mantis is inducted into the list to enter the Mantis Religiosa.

21:00: Free Time: The Mantis Warriors engage in recreational activities. Studying bugs and mantis is one of the most popular activities, while others prefer observing an ancient relic called "A Bug's Life". Making fun of Tyranids is also encouraged.

23:00: Bedtime: The Mantis Warriors return to their cocoons for the evening.