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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 Pickard +2 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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PLoS ONE, 2021 Praying mantises are distributed all over the world. Though some Mantodea mitogenomes have been reported, an evolutionary genomic and phylogenetic analysis study lacks the latest taxonomic system. In the present study, four new mitogenomes were sequenced
Guy Smagghe +2 more
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A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises.
PLoS Computational Biology, 2022 We present a simple model which can account for the stereoscopic sensitivity of praying mantis predatory strikes. The model consists of a single "disparity sensor": a binocular neuron sensitive to stereoscopic disparity and thus to distance from the ...
James O'Keeffe +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Background matching and disruptive coloration are common camouflage strategies in nature, but few studies have accurately measured their protective value in living organisms.
Duarte R C +2 more
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The evolution of startle displays: a case study in praying mantises
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2020 Anti-predator defences are typically regarded as relatively static signals that conceal prey or advertise their unprofitability. However, startle displays are complex performances that deter or confuse predators and can include a spectacular array of movements, colours and sounds.
Marta Vidal-García +2 more
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Bird Predation By Praying Mantises: A Global Perspective [PDF]
Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2017 ABSTRACT We review 147 incidents of the capture of small birds by mantids (order Mantodea, family Mantidae). This has been documented in 13 different countries, on all continents except Antarctica. We found records of predation on birds by 12 mantid species (in the genera Coptopteryx, Hierodula, Mantis, Miomantis, Polyspilota, Sphodromantis ...
Martin Nyffeler, Michael R Maxwell
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Contrast thresholds reveal different visual masking functions in humans and praying mantises [PDF]
Biology Open, 2018 Recently, we showed a novel property of the Hassenstein–Reichardt detector, namely that insect motion detection can be masked by ‘undetectable’ noise, i.e.
Ghaith Tarawneh +9 more
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PLoS ONEPraying mantises are the apex insect predators in many ecosystems, nevertheless they receive relatively less recognition in biodiversity reviews. We report a first survey of diversity of praying mantises in Cameroon, which is situated in the Congo Basin ...
Valeriy Govorov +3 more
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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)
The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 9, Page 2298-2314, September 2026.Abstract Insects 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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