Lucius Mantis was a prestigious doctor of entomology and chairman of the Bioscience Institute of the Federal School of Osasco. He loved the ability of insects to adapt to the most adverse conditions, and to be able to achieve fabulous feats and skills compared to their relative sizes. His specialty was the orthopteras (insect order to which they belong crickets and grasshoppers) and mantódeas (order of Mantis) and for years been researching these insects, studying their habits.