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The functional significance of mantis peering behaviour

European Journal of Entomology, 2012
The aim of this review is to explain the functional significance of mantis peering behaviour from an entomological perspective. First the morphological and optical features of the mantis compound eye that are important for spatial vision are described ...
Karl KRAL
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Antennal development in the praying mantis (Tenodera aridifolia) highlights multitudinous processes in hemimetabolous insect species. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Insects possess antennae equipped with a large number of segments (flagellomeres) on which sensory organs (sensilla) are located. Hemimetabolous insects grow by molting until they reach adulthood.
Thomas Carle, Yoshifumi Yamawaki, Hidehiro Watanabe, Fumio Yokohari   +3 more
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Biodegradable and Recyclable Luminescent Mixed‐Matrix‐Membranes, Hydrogels, and Cryogels based on Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Frameworks and Biopolymers

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 43, 29 May 2026.
The study presents biodegradable and recyclable mixed‐matrix membranes (MMMs), hydrogels, and cryogels using luminescent nanoscale metal‐organic frameworks (nMOFs) and biopolymers. These bio‐nMOF‐MMMs combine europium‐based nMOFs as probes for the status of the materials with the biopolymers agar and gelatine and present alternatives to conventional ...
Moritz Maxeiner, Julian Burkhart, Kateryna Borysova, Chiara Mazzariol, Klaus Müller‐Buschbaum   +4 more
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Near‐Infrared Emitting Lanthanide Catecholate Giant Single Crystals – Morphology Control and Photon Down‐Conversion

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 43, 29 May 2026.
Controlled syntheses of lanthanide coordination polymers based on the dihydroxybenzoquinone (DHBQ) organic linker afforded large single crystals of Ln‐DHBQ CPs (Ln = Yb, Nd). A novel structural variant of Yb‐DHBQ is identified by means of single crystal diffraction analysis.
Marina I. Schönherr, Alexander Biewald, Andre Mähringer, Thaddäus J. Koller, Peter Mayer, Markus Döblinger, Achim Hartschuh, Dana D. Medina   +7 more
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Motion-in-depth perception and prey capture in the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola: DATA

, 2019
Data and plotting scripts supporting the paper "Motion-in-depth perception and prey capture in the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola". The data are from experiments that investigated the role of binocular and monocular cues to motion in depth ...
Colline Joubier (6094125), Jennifer Read (6703562), Ghaith Tarawneh (4381291), Vivek Nityananda (4381282), Jerry Tan (5154317)   +4 more
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Fast‐Responding O2 Gas Sensor Based on Luminescent Europium Metal‐Organic Frameworks (MOF‐76)

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 43, 29 May 2026.
Luminescent MOF‐76 materials based on Eu(III) and mixed Eu(III)/Y(III) show rapid and reversible changes in emission intensity in response to O2 with very short response times. The effect is based on triplet quenching of the linker ligands that act as photosensitizers. Average emission lifetimes of a few milliseconds turn out to be mostly unaffected by
Zhenyu Zhao, Christian Weinberger, Jakob Steube, Matthias Bauer, Martin Brehm, Michael Tiemann   +5 more
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Differential Spectral Adaptation in Praying Mantises

Abstract Praying mantises often display elaborate camouflage, disappearing into the shapes, textures, and colors around them. But they have largely been thought to be monochromats, unable to perceive the colors they mimic.
Ruchao Qian, Jamie C. Theobald, Tamara M. Frank   +2 more
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Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation Reactions of Glycerol Over Zr‐Incorporated Zeolite Beta Prepared by a Mechanochemical Approach

ChemCatChem, Volume 18, Issue 9, 14 May 2026.
Metal‐modified beta zeolite has long been recognized as an important catalyst for reactions involving acid and bifunctional catalysis. The gas‐phase conversion of glycerol over Zr‐beta (prepared by a mechanochemical approach) demonstrated the remarkable versatility of this catalytic system, evidenced by the production of glycerol hydrogenolysis ...
Auguste Fernandes, M. Filipa Ribeiro, João P. Lourenço   +2 more
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Extending the Periodic Transient Kinetics Method by a Combination of Spectroscopic Techniques and Microkinetic Modeling

ChemCatChem, Volume 18, Issue 9, 14 May 2026.
The PTK method only provides insights on the surface dynamics without specifying the involved surface intermediates. By complementing the results with spectroscopic techniques, a microkinetic model can be set up and verified offering insights into the dynamic formation and consumption of involved intermediates.
Alexander Zirn, Athira P, Göran Baade, Hannes Stagge, Koustuv Ray, Robert Güttel   +5 more
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Preservative Ethanol From Stomach Contents Is a Reliable Proxy for Diet DNA Metabarcoding

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 3, May–June 2026.
We tested whether DNA metabarcoding of preservative ethanol can substitute bulk stomach contents for reconstructing diets. Using two ethanol DNA extraction methods (precipitation and drying), the resulting profiles showed minor differences relative to each other and to bulk contents in richness, composition, and read counts, mostly limited to low ...
Daniel A. Velarde‐Garcéz, Patrícia Guedes, Cátia Chaves, Joana Pinto, Tania Bird, Yodiney dos Santos, Marion Tafani, Maria da Conceição Afonso, Marquinha Martins, Ricardo Lima, Pedro Beja, Vanessa A. Mata   +11 more
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