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The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). [3] Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose.
Experiments have revealed that the sex ratio in an environment determines male copulatory behavior of Mantis religiosa which in turn affects the cannibalistic tendencies of the female and support the sperm competition hypothesis because the polyandrous treatment recorded the highest copulation duration time and lowest cannibalism. This further ...
Mantidae is one of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical.. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to an
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ǀKaggen (more accurately ǀKágge̥n or ǀKaggən, [1] sometimes corrupted to Cagn [2] and sometimes called Mantis) is a demiurge and folk hero of the San people of southern Africa. [3] He is a trickster god who can shape shift , usually taking the form of a praying mantis but also a bull eland , a louse , a snake , and a caterpillar .
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The name Manto derives from Ancient Greek Mantis, "seer, prophet". Manto, daughter of Tiresias. [1] Manto, daughter of Heracles. According to Servius (comm. on Virgil, Aeneid X, 199), some held that this was the Manto for whom Mantua was named. [2] Manto, daughter of the seer Polyidus.
Liturgusidae is a family of praying mantises in the new (2019) Neotropical superfamily Acanthopoidea. A substantial number of genera, previously placed here, have recently been moved to the new or revived other families: [1]