“IBYAT” or the prayer mantis in ancient Egyptian Book Of The Dead. The prayer-mantis god, Ibyat who would assist the deceased by protecting and leading him to Osiris Island which is according to book of the dead it must play the role of a guide or conductor for the dead. Once looking at a scientific reason for getting it deified we discover his great ability to sensor danger using his sensory receptors which are located in his thoracic cavity. The prayer mantis sensory receptors are so sensitive to all low frequency waves of ultrasound such of bats ultrasonic waves and that allow the mantis to detect it then escape simply by landing in a right angle. That could be the reason behind deifying it by the ancient Egyptian first then later by a lot of ancient African cultures. Art and information written by Yasser kamel for Museumegypt.2006.Copyright@Museumegypt.2006.All rights reserved.
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