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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)
The Anatomical RecordAbstractInsects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze +3 more
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Altruism during predation in an assassin bug [PDF]
, 2013 Zelus annulosus is an assassin bug species mostly noted on Hirtella physophora, a myrmecophyte specifically associated with the ant Allomerus decemarticulatus known to build traps on host tree twigs to ambush insect preys. The Z.
Az\ue9mar, F. +4 more
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Entomological Science, Volume 29, Issue 1, March 2026.Analysis of the COI gene in 127 individuals of Hierodula chinensis from 40 sites in Japan revealed 18 haplotypes that clustered into two genetically distinct clades. Thirteen haplotypes were each detected in only a single prefecture, whereas five haplotypes were found across multiple prefectures. Abstract Hierodula chinensis Werner (Mantodea: Mantidae),
Raito Ioka +4 more
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Social media highlights the overlooked impact of cats on arthropods
Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 2, Page 460-465, March 2026.The impact of domestic cats on vertebrate biodiversity is unequivocal; however, we still know little about their effects on arthropods. By analysing over 17,000 photos and videos from social media platforms (iStock and TikTok), we documented 550 predation events of cats on arthropods.
Leticia Alexandre, Raul Costa‐Pereira
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Prey speed influences the speed and structure of the raptorial strike of a ‘sit-and-wait’ predator [PDF]
, 2020 Predators must often employ flexible strategies to capture prey. Particular attention has been given to the strategies of visual predators that actively pursue their prey, but sit-and-wait predators have been largely overlooked, their strategies often ...
Niven, Jeremy E, Rossoni, Sergio
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Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings
Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 1-10, January 2026.Rearing insects in the school classroom can build positive attitudes towards insects among schoolchildren, which is becoming increasingly important as insect populations decline. Identified frequent use of non‐native insect species, raising environmental and ethical concerns after classroom rearing ends.
Tereza Matulková, Tomáš Ditrich
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Mantodea of Iran: A review-based study [PDF]
, 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
Kolnegari, Mahmood
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Ultrastructure of antennal sensilla of a prionine longhorn beetle, Prionoplus reticularis (White)
New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 52, Issue 5, Page 636-653, December 2025.ABSTRACT Antennal sensilla are fundamental to an insects sensory perception of its environment. In species where one sex produces pheromones for attracting mates, we can predict antennal and sensilla morphology to be sexually dimorphic. Prionoplus reticularis White (Prioninae; Cerambycidae; Coleoptera) is a large longhorn beetle exhibiting a scramble ...
Neil W. Birrell +3 more
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Manual of praying mantis morphology, nomenclature, and practices (Insecta, Mantodea)
ZooKeys, 2017 This study provides a comprehensive review of historical morphological nomenclature used for praying mantis (Mantodea) morphology, which includes citations, original use, and assignment of homology.
Sydney K. Brannoch +5 more
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Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 11, November 2025.We show that hotter juvenile temperatures can increase adult fertility in an emerging model insect system. These reproductive benefits may be crucial for insect populations to avoid extinction during global warming, which often reduces survival rates. Population dynamics estimated from lethal stress alone, or without considering carryover effects from ...
Noah T. Leith +5 more
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