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Arginine and memory consolidation in praying mantis

Journal of comparative physiology, 1982
A praying mantis (Stagmatoptera biocellata) shown a bird (Padda oryzivora) displays a frightening response calleddeimatic reaction (DR). Habituation of this response takes place after repeated presentation of the bird (no-DR training). Anoxia with nitrogen impairs no-DR retention but after 5 days of training the no-DR memory becomes completely ...
D'ALESSIO, GIUSEPPE, DI DONATO, ALBERTO, Jaffe' K., Maldonado H., Zabala N.A.   +4 more
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A learning process in the praying mantis

Physiology and Behavior, 1972
Abstract Adult female mantids ( Stagmatoptera biocellata ) were shown a star or a fly, but prevented from catching it. After several frustrated attacks there was a clear-cut decrease of the mantis' response. The fade-out became apparent through two manifestations, i.e.
Hector Maldonado
exaly   +3 more sources

Macroscopic characteristics of the praying mantis electroretinogram

Journal of Insect Physiology, 2013
We described the macroscopic characteristics of the praying mantis ERG in three species, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis, Sphodromantis lineola, and Popa spurca. In all cases, when elicited by square wave light pulses longer than 400 ms, light adapted (LA) ERGs consisted of four component waveforms: a cornea negative transient and sustained ON, a cornea ...
Frederick R Prete
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The midline metathoracic ear of the praying mantis, Mantis religiosa

Cell and Tissue Research, 1987
The praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, is unique in possessing a single, tympanal auditory organ located in the ventral midline of its body between the metathoracic coxae. The ear is in a deep groove and consists of two tympana facing each other and backed by large air sacs.
David D Yager, Ronald R Hoy, Yager David D   +2 more
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Seasonal aspects of sexual cannibalism in the praying mantis (Mantis religiosa)

Journal of Ethology, 2007
According to the adaptive foraging hypothesis of sexual cannibalism, females face a trade-off between mating and consuming a courting male. Because male and prey availability can change seasonally, sexual cannibalism may change with season. However, we are not aware of any work examining how sexual cannibalism in insects relates to the time of season ...
Pavol Prokop, Radovan Václav, Prokop Pavol   +2 more
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Ontogeny of the behaviour in the praying mantis

Journal of Insect Physiology, 1973
Abstract The attack of the mantid Stagmatoptera biocellata on prey and the defensive responses elicited when this insect is faced with a bird are analysed during all instars. The static component of the strike keeps a constant relationship with the foreleg extension throughout post-embryonic development.
Norberto Balderrama, Hector Maldonado
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Psychological Pain in the Praying Mantis

Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science, 2017
Psychological pain is an emotional response that results from the loss of an expected reward. Previous work studying reward downshifts with rats and other mammals has shown that there are many parallels between psychological pain and physical pain, including shared brain areas and common neurotransmitter systems. Demonstrations of psychological pain in
Brianna Caison, Alan M Daniel
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The Cyclopean Ear: A New Sense for the Praying Mantis

Science, 1986
The praying mantis, thought to be deaf, possesses a sensitive and specialized acoustic sense. Neural recordings show that the auditory system responds primarily to ultrasound between 25 and 45 kilohertz with thresholds of 55 to 60 decibels. Other insects with auditory tympana possess paired, laterally placed ears; the mantis has only a single ear that ...
D D, Yager, R R, Hoy
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Vertical disparity and binocular vision in the praying mantis

Visual Neuroscience, 1992
AbstractWe have investigated how the binocular control of prey capture in the praying mantis is affected by abnormally large vertical disparities, which were introduced by prisms placed in front of the eyes. The position of a target on the two retinae determines both the magnitude of head saccades made to fixate a target and its perceived distance ...
S, Rossel, U, Mathis, T, Collett
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The Praying Mantis in Surrealist Art

The Art Bulletin, 1973
The praying mantis became a central iconographic preoccupation for the Surrealists and their circle primarily as a result of its extraordinary mating ritual in which the female devours the male during or after coitus (Fig. i).1 Influenced by the writings of Freud and fascinated by his concept of man's repressed sexuality, the Surrealists found this ...
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