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Bird Predation By Praying Mantises: A Global Perspective [PDF]
The 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 +2 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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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2023 A new species of Microphotina Beier, 1935 (Mantodea: Photinaidae: Microphotinini), Microphotina cristalino sp. nov., is described from Mato Grosso, Brazil based on two male specimens.
Leonardo Moutinho Lanna +4 more
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Protecting the Eggs of a Praying Mantis: Natural Biomaterials
CHIMIA, 2018 Coiled-coil proteins are the basis of the biomaterial that protects the overwintering eggs of praying mantises.
Catherine E. Housecroft
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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2014 Parasitism by horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) in Mantodea is well known, but only a few cases of intersexuality were reported in the literature. In the present study, intersexuality of the holotype of Photina gracilis Giglio-Tos, 1915 is documented as a ...
Antonio A. Agudelo R.
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Mantodea (Insecta) collection in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo: taxonomic and geographical coverage [PDF]
Check List, 2013 The insect collection of the Museum of Zoology, University of São Paulo (MZSP), is one of the largest collections representative of the Neotropical fauna in the world.
Henrique Rodrigues, Eliana Cancello
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A novel form of wasp mimicry in a new species of praying mantis from the Amazon rainforest, Vespamantoida wherleyi gen. nov. sp. nov. (Mantodea, Mantoididae) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 A wasp mimicking praying mantis (Mantodea) of the early evolving Mantoididae family was discovered in 2013 at a research station near the Amazon River in Northern Peru.
Gavin J. Svenson, Henrique M. Rodrigues
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Evolution of Peripheral Visual System in the Apoidea: A Role for Food Item Mobility? [PDF]
Ecol EvolSince larger compound eyes and ocelli altogether improve vision, one may expect that insects specialised in chasing very mobile resources possess such morphological optimisation. By analysing 77 species of bees and wasps, we have found that wasps had larger eyes, but not larger ocelli, than bees.
Trisoglio CF +4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The complete mitochondrial genome of the praying mantises Asiadodis yunnanensis was characterized in this study. The circular molecule is 15,416 bp in length (GenBank accession no.
Yan Shi +3 more
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Aldehyde-specific responses of olfactory sensory neurons in the praying mantis
Scientific Reports, 2021 Although praying mantises rely mainly on vision for predatory behaviours, olfaction also plays a critical role in feeding and mating behaviours. However, the receptive processes underlying olfactory signals remain unclear.
Kota Ezaki +5 more
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