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.
Roberto Battiston +2 more
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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.
Leocadia V Paliulis +7 more
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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
Leah Y. Rosenheim +2 more
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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 ...
Mariana C. Trillo +2 more
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Checklist of the Neotropical mantids (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Mantodea)
Biota Colombiana, 2007 The order of Mantodea is a fascinating group of predatory insects. The name derives from the Greek word for a prophet or seer, an initial comparison to the Mantids habit of standing still for long periods of time with their forelegs held folded up before
Antonio Arnovis Agudelo Rondón +2 more
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Praying mantids on Ugljan Island: First comprehensive survey on mantid diversity and alien species [PDF]
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and SystematicsUgljan Island, located in Northern Dalmatia, Croatia, is known for its diverse habitats but has remained largely unexplored in terms of its Mantodea fauna. This study presents the first survey of praying mantids on this island.
Lovro Ćurić, Zohreh Mirzaee
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The first confirmed record of Mediterranean mantis, Iris oratoria (Mantodea: Eremiaphilidae) in Montenegro [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2021 The Mediterranean mantis, Iris oratoria is recorded for the first time for the fauna of Montenegro. Two female specimens were collected in Donji Štoj (Ulcinj Municipality) in dry, grassy meadow.
Mihailo Vujić, Luka Zlatić
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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
Bianca Greyvenstein +2 more
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EDIS, 2019 Praying mantids are charismatic insects that are considered beneficial to humans because of their insectivorous lifestyle and because of their aesthetic appeal. Despite this, many praying mantid species remain understudied.
Bethany McGregor +2 more
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Mantodea of Iran: A review-based study [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2023 Scattered taxonomic data can be used to determine the geographic distribution of arthropods such as Mantodea (mantids). The distribution of mantids is not well known in Iran and not readily determined because the literature has been published in a mix of
Mahmood Kolnegari
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