# Mantis Claw Red

Also known as Red Mantis Claw, Mantis Claw.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Mantis Claw Red is a Capsicum chinense selection from Tennessee, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 580,000–1,200,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is fruity, cherry, sweet. Used for Dried pods, powder, and hot sauce.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 28 times a Capsi Jalapeño (31,902 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 580,000–1,200,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/mantis-claw-red-pepper

- 700,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  South Devon Chilli Farm
  https://southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/products/mantis-claw-chilli-seeds

- 850,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Soda City Greens
  https://sodacitygreens.com/products/mantis-claw-pepper-seeds

## Heritage

Selection

Mantis Claw Red is a selection of Ghost Pepper.

Credit: Kevin Bane

Parent:
- [Ghost Pepper](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/ghost-pepper)

Kevin Bane and South Devon both call Mantis Claw a mutation of Bhut Jolokia. The red fruit is a later color from that same unstable line, not a named two-parent cross.

## Page sources

- [Breeder listing for the red strain: yellow-only fruit for four years, gnarly pods, cherry and scorpion flavor.](https://www.banesbest.com/product/8926917/mantis-claw-red)
- [Breeder listing that calls Mantis Claw a mutation of Bhut Jolokia.](https://www.banesbest.com/product/8926843/mantis-claw-yellow)
- [Bane's Best homepage. Family homestead in Tennessee, 150-plus pepper varieties.](https://www.banesbest.com/)
- [Red packet with size, plant height, days to maturity, species, and the 580,000 to 1,200,000 SHU range.](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/mantis-claw-red-pepper)
- [Grower notes on low bushy plants, pods longer than a ghost, drying and hot sauce use.](https://peppermerchant.net/products/mantis-claw-red)
- [UK catalog page naming Kevin Bane, the Bhut Jolokia mutation, chinense, and the still-unstable line.](https://southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/products/mantis-claw-chilli-seeds)

## FAQ
### How hot is Mantis Claw Red?

Capsi’s sourced range is 580,000–1,200,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Mantis Claw Red taste like?

Sweet cherry over a scorpion bite, with a fruity smell on ripe pods.

### How do I grow Mantis Claw Red?

Mantis Claw Red: about 90 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Mantis Claw Red?

Ghost Pepper, Leviathan Gnarly Scorpion

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/mantis-claw-red
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data