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Squatting (squatter) mantis man: A prehistoric praying mantis petroglyph in Iran [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2020 A 14-cm motif of a six-legged creature with raptorial forearms was discovered in the Teymareh rock art site in central Iran (Markazi Province) during a 2017 and 2018 survey of petroglyphs or prehistoric stone engravings.
Mahmood Kolnegari +3 more
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Internal state effects on behavioral shifts in freely behaving praying mantises (Tenodera sinensis).
PLoS Computational Biology, 2021 How we interact with our environment largely depends on both the external cues presented by our surroundings and the internal state from within. Internal states are the ever-changing physiological conditions that communicate the immediate survival needs ...
Shanel C Pickard +5 more
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The pet mantis market: a first overview on the praying mantis international trade (Insecta, Mantodea) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2022 Praying mantises have recently gained popularity as domestic pets. Moreover, they are increasingly being bred and sold in fairs and pet markets or collected in the wild and reared by amateurs or professional marketers for the hobbyist community.
Roberto Battiston +2 more
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Non-consumptive predator effects shape honey bee foraging and recruitment dancing. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Predators can reduce bee pollination and plant fitness through successful predation and non-consumptive effects. In honey bees, evidence of predation or a direct attack can decrease recruitment dancing and thereby magnify the effects of individual ...
Allison Bray, James Nieh
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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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The luring mantid: Protrusible pheromone glands in Stenophylla lobivertex (Mantodea: Acanthopidae) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2021 The hitherto unknown pheromone gland of female Stenophylla lobivertex Lombardo, 2000, a poorly understood praying mantis distributed in the Neotropics, is described and figured. In contrast to other mantodeans, this species has a protrusible, bifurcated (
Christian J. Schwarz, Frank Glaw
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All Life, 2022 The orchid mantis Hymenopus coronatus (Insecta: Mantodea) is famous for its unique appearance, which resembles a flower blossom with petal-like legs and a whitish pink colour. Based on this appearance, H.
Jie Luo +6 more
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Evolutionary genomics of camouflage innovation in the orchid mantis
Nature Communications, 2023 The orchid mantises achieve camouflage with morphological modifications in body color and pattern, providing an interesting model for understanding phenotypic innovation. However, a reference genome is lacking for the order Mantodea.
Guangping Huang +4 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2017 Mantibaria mantis, an egg parasitoid and an ectoparasite of praying mantids (Mantodea) is reported for the first time from India. This species is redescribed and imaged.
Kamalanathan Veenakumari +1 more
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Beetle bombing always deters praying mantises [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Some animals have evolved chemical weapons to deter predators. Bombardier beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Brachininae: Brachinini) can eject toxic chemicals at temperatures of 100 °C from the tips of their abdomens, ‘bombing’ the attackers. Although some
Shinji Sugiura
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