Impact of Consuming ‘Toxic’ Monarch Caterpillars on Adult Chinese Mantid Mass Gain and Fecundity
Insects, 2017 Predators that feed on chemically-defended prey often experience non-lethal effects that result in learned avoidance of the prey species. Some predators are able to consume toxic prey without ill-effect.
Jamie L. Rafter +5 more
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\u3ci\u3eMantis Religiosa\u3c/i\u3e (Mantodea: Mantidae) in Door County, Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2018 The European mantid (Mantis religiosa) has been observed at several sites spanning a distance of approximately 50 km in northern Door County, Wisconsin.
Cochran, Philip A, Kisselburg, Mark A
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Trophic Transfer of Arsenic from an Aquatic Insect to Terrestrial Insect Predators. [PDF]
, 2013 The movement of energy and nutrients from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems can be substantial, and emergent aquatic insects can serve as biovectors not only for nutrients, but also for contaminants present in the aquatic environment.
Mogren, Christina L +3 more
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Current Biology, 2021 A wide range of parasites manipulate the behaviours of their hosts in order to complete their life cycle1. Alteration of phototaxis is thought to be involved in host manipulation in many cases2,3.
Nasono Obayashi +5 more
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Podagrion splendens (Spinola, 1811) (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) : a new record of Torymidae from Malta [PDF]
, 2016 The genus Podagrion was previously unrecorded from Malta. Podagrion wasps are associated with the oothecae of various mantids in which they are parasitoids.
Cassar, Thomas
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The functional significance of mantis peering behaviour
European Journal of Entomology, 2012 The aim of this review is to explain the functional significance of mantis peering behaviour from an entomological perspective. First the morphological and optical features of the mantis compound eye that are important for spatial vision are described ...
Karl KRAL
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McStas and Mantid integration [PDF]
Journal of Neutron Research, 2016 McStas and Mantid are two well-established software frameworks within the neutron scattering community. McStas has been primarily used for simulating the neutron transport mechanisms in instruments, while Mantid has been primarily used for data reduction.
Nielsen, Torben R +2 more
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The Feasibility of Use of Caecal and Diverticular Coloration in Field Determination of Grasshopper Diet [PDF]
, 2017 Excerpt: Many studies have been undertaken in the past on the food selection, food preferences, and economic damage of various grasshoppers and their allies.
Tyrkus, Michael
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Grizzled Mantid (suggested common name) Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Mantodea: Mantidae)
EDIS, 2017 The grizzled mantid, Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Figure 1), is an arboreal (tree dwelling) mantid commonly found in Florida. It is a mottled gray-green in color and somewhat flattened, which allows it to mimic lichens while pressed against tree trunks
Haleigh A. Ray +1 more
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Suitability of leguminous cover crop pollens as food source for the green lacewing Chrysoperla externa (Hagen) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). [PDF]
, 2006 Diversification of crops with species that provide suitable pollen for predators may reduce pest population on crops by enhancing predator effectiveness.
Euzébio, Denise E. +4 more
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