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mantis
[ man-tis ]
noun
- any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
mantis
/ ˈæԳɪ /
noun
- any carnivorous typically green insect of the family Mantidae, of warm and tropical regions, having a long body and large eyes and resting with the first pair of legs raised as if in prayer: order Dictyoptera Also calledpraying mantis See also cockroach
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He was also passionate about his niche insect hobby, raising rare praying mantises.
And there was a vigorous cat chase at Yankee Stadium in 2021 on the same day that a mantis sat on a player’s head for two innings.
"In natural fights, we see mantis shrimp coil their tails in front of their bodies like a shield. I wanted to know how this behavioral use of the tail changed how they receive impacts."
The mantises can control their flight and travel up to 8 meters, researchers report this week in Current Biology.
When a prey insect buzzes by to look for nectar, the mantis rapidly strikes.
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