Opportunistic depredation of songbird nestlings by female praying mantids (Mantodea: Mantidae). [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Praying mantids (class Insecta, order Mantodea) are a group of predatory insects comprising approximately 2500 described species, that occur across all continents except Antarctica, with the greatest species diversity in tropical and subtropical regions.
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The hindgut microbiota of praying mantids is highly variable and includes both prey-associated and host-specific microbes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Praying mantids are predators that consume a wide variety of insects. While the gut microbiome of carnivorous mammals is distinct from that of omnivores and herbivores, the role of the gut microbiome among predatory insects is relatively understudied ...
Kara A Tinker, Elizabeth A Ottesen
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Turning lances into shields: flower mantids stretch their raptorial forelegs to avert and deflect predator attack. [PDF]
Proc Biol SciEvolutionary co-option, in which existing traits acquire novel adaptive functions, is a key strategy by which organisms adapt to new environmental challenges. Although such co-option has been widely documented at the genetic and morphological levels, its
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Chromosome number, sex determination, and meiotic chromosome behavior in the praying mantid Hierodula membranacea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Praying mantids are important models for studying a wide range of chromosome behaviors, yet few species of mantids have been characterized chromosomally.
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EntomoBrasilis, 2021 Brazil is one of the most diverse countries in the world, hosting more than 250 known species of mantids (Mantodea). Studying natural history collections is crucial to identify, describe new taxa and solve taxonomic issues, improving the knowledge about ...
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Coloration in a Praying Mantis: Color Change, Sexual Color Dimorphism, and Possible Camouflage Strategies [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBackground matching, an important form of camouflage, can be challenging for animals that range across heterogeneously colored habitats. To remain cryptic in such habitats, animals may employ color change, background choice, or generalist coloration, and
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Documenting Mantodea species in South African museum collections and an updated species list [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 The previous species list of South African Mantodea, published in 1998, was largely compiled from the literature and did not incorporate data from the many insect museum collections available in the country. It is estimated that approximately 120 species
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Revealing parthenogenetic reproduction in a praying mantis inhabiting South American grasslands [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMantids are charismatic insects due to their appearance and behaviors, but knowledge about them, in particular at the Neotropics, is scarce. Brunneria subaptera (Coptopterygidae) is the most abundant praying mantis species in Uruguay, inhabiting one of ...
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Unveiling details of the dry-leaf praying mantids: Insights into two species of Decimiana (Mantodea, Acanthopidae) and new records for Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera ResearchAcanthopidae is the third most diverse family within the Neotropical praying mantids with its genera presenting a high similarity with dry leaves in different levels of senescence or lichens and moss.
Bernardo R. Ferraz +2 more
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The fishing mantid: predation on fish as a new adaptive strategy for praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2018 Observations in unmanipulated, semi-natural conditions were made of a single individual of the praying mantid Hierodula tenuidentata, while hunting and capturing an unusual prey for this kind of insect, guppy fish, Poecilia reticulata.
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