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“Scorpion, praying mantis” meme: meaning, origin and common card

On Spanish streaming channel Zona Gemelos, the repeated mention of «scorpion» and «praying mantis» turns into a chant taken up by the chat, an absurd ritual that became a recognisable meme within the Spanish streaming community.

MyMemeCards editorial teamPublished 7 min read
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The “Scorpion, praying mantis” meme, 2024

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Scorpion, praying mantis” is a common card of the Spanish Memes pack, number 190 of the collection, and the 187th best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Scorpion, praying mantis” meme mean?

This chant gets reused to knowingly point at a moment of absurd collective delirium where an online community chants something that originally made no particular sense.

Where does the “Scorpion, praying mantis” meme come from?

During a livestream on the Zona Gemelos channel, animal names like «scorpion» and «praying mantis» kept coming up repeatedly in conversation, until the stream's chat picked them up and turned them into a collectively chanted sequence. The scene, originally spontaneous and without any particular intent, took on an absurd, hypnotic quality that charmed the Spanish streaming community, which keeps reusing the chant in other livestream contexts.

  1. 2024The original scene airs on the Zona Gemelos channel.

How to use the “Scorpion, praying mantis” meme

  • The chat started chanting scorpion praying mantis again.
  • He played the Zona Gemelos clip and everyone chanted along.
  • That scorpion praying mantis chant won't leave my head.

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The “Scorpion, praying mantis” card in MyMemeCards

Scorpion, praying mantis card
NumberNo. 190
RarityCommon
CollectionSpanish Memes pack
Fame75/100 · #187 of 300
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Rarities of the Spanish Memes pack: 300 cards
  • Common11538%
  • Rare11037%
  • Epic4415%
  • Legendary196.3%
  • Mythic124.0%

How to get the “Scorpion, praying mantis” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Scorpion, praying mantis comes out of the Spanish Memes pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

Where does this absurd chant come from?

From a livestream on the Zona Gemelos channel where the chat turned repeated animal names into a collective chant.

Why does this meme resonate so much?

Because of its absurd, hypnotic quality, reused as a collective ritual by the streaming community.

Is the chant still reused elsewhere?

Yes, it is regularly reused in other livestream contexts by the community.

How do I get the Scorpion, praying mantis meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Scorpion, praying mantis” is a common card of the Spanish Memes pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Scorpion, praying mantis card?

It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Clip du chant sur Zona Gemelos · checked on November 5, 2026.

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