First record of non-carnivore feeding behavior in a wild praying mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae)
Entomological Communications, 2021 Praying mantises are recognized as carnivorous, exclusively feeding on live prey. Field observations during a praying mantis survey in the Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, revealed an adult male of Stagmatoptera precaria (Linnaeus, 1758 ...
Leonardo M. Lanna +4 more
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A new species of the genus Arria Stål, 1877 (Mantodea, Haaniidae) from China with notes on the tribe Arriini Giglio-Tos, 1919 [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 A new species of the praying mantis genus Arria Stål, Arria pura sp. nov. from southwest China is described and illustrated. An overview, comparison, and distribution data of this tribe are given.
Ying-jian Wang +3 more
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Anatomy of the lobula complex in the brain of the praying mantis compared to the lobula complexes of the locust and cockroach. [PDF]
J Comp Neurol, 2017 Rosner R +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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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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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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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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\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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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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