The fishing mantid: predation on fish as a new adaptive strategy for praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea)
Observations in unmanipulated, semi-natural conditions were made of a single individual of the praying mantid Hierodula tenuidentata, while hunting and capturing an unusual prey for this kind of insect, guppy fish, Poecilia reticulata. This repetitive fishing behavior, recorded daily, is reported he...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pensoft Publishers
2018-09-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Orthoptera Research |
| Online Access: | https://jor.pensoft.net/article/28067/ |