Hit distance and the predatory strike of the praying mantis

1967 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Maldonado ◽  
L. Levin ◽  
J. C. Barros Pita
Keyword(s):  
Praying Mantis ◽  
Predatory Strike

The predatory strike of the praying mantis, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis

1990 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 561-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick R. Prete ◽  
Christine A. Klimek ◽  
S.P. Grossman
Keyword(s):  
Praying Mantis ◽  
Predatory Strike

scholarly journals Orthoptera and allies in the Maritime provinces, Canada: new records and updated provincial checklists

2019 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Klymko ◽  
Paul Catling ◽  
Jeffrey B. Ogden ◽  
Robert W. Harding ◽  
Donald F. McAlpine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Periplaneta Americana ◽  
New Records ◽  
American Cockroach ◽  
Maritime Provinces ◽  
Praying Mantis ◽  
Mole Cricket ◽  
Oecanthus Nigricornis ◽  
Periplaneta Australasiae

We provide an updated checklist of Orthoptera and their allies for each Maritime province of Canada with details for 21 new species records. Drumming Katydid (Meconema thalassinum), recorded from Nova Scotia (NS) and Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Sprinkled Grasshopper (Chloealtis conspersa), recorded from New Brunswick (NB) are reported for the first time from the Maritimes as a whole. We report range extensions in the Maritime region for Australian Cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae; NB), Treetop Bush Katydid (Scudderia fasciata; NS), Short-legged Camel Cricket (Ceuthophilus brevipes; PEI), Spotted Camel Cricket (Ceuthophilus maculatus; PEI), Roesel’s Shield-backed Katydid (Roeseliana roesellii; NS), and Black-horned Tree Cricket (Oecanthus nigricornis; PEI). Short-winged Mole Cricket (Neoscapteriscus abbreviatus; NB) and European Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa; NS) are reported as adventives (non-native species that are believed to be not yet established), new to Canada from the Maritimes. Other new records for species not known to be established are Lined Earwig (Doru taeniatum; NS), Australian Cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae; PEI), American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana; NB), Brown Cockroach (Periplaneta brunnea; PEI), Smooth Cockroach (Nyctibora laevigata; NB), West Indian Leaf Cockroach (Blaberus discoidalis; NB), an unidentified Parcoblatta species (NB), Brown-banded Cockroach (Supella longipalpa; PEI), Praying Mantis (Mantis religiosa; NB), and American Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca americana; NS).

scholarly journals Aldehyde-specific responses of olfactory sensory neurons in the praying mantis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kota Ezaki ◽  
Takashi Yamashita ◽  
Thomas Carle ◽  
Hidehiro Watanabe ◽  
Fumio Yokohari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Neurons ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Olfactory Cues ◽  
Olfactory Sensory Neurons ◽  
Praying Mantis ◽  
Pheromonal Communication ◽  
Class B ◽  
Excitatory Responses

AbstractAlthough 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. Here, we identified olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) that are highly tuned to detect aldehydes in the mantis Tenodera aridifolia. In extracellular recordings from OSNs in basiconic sensilla on the antennae, we observed three different spike shapes, indicating that at least three OSNs are housed in a single basiconic sensillum. Unexpectedly, one of the three OSNs exhibited strong excitatory responses to a set of aldehydes. Based on the similarities of the response spectra to 15 different aldehydes, the aldehyde-specific OSNs were classified into three classes: B, S, and M. Class B broadly responded to most aldehydes used as stimulants; class S responded to short-chain aldehydes (C3–C7); and class M responded to middle-length chain aldehydes (C6–C9). Thus, aldehyde molecules can be finely discriminated based on the activity patterns of a population of OSNs. Because many insects emit aldehydes for pheromonal communication, mantises might use aldehydes as olfactory cues for locating prey habitat.

Mate attraction by females in a sexually cannibalistic praying mantis

2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Lelito ◽  
William D. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Praying Mantis ◽  
Mate Attraction
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