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Empusa is a main antagonist turned heroine in the novel Grecian Rune by James Matthew Byers. They may look like humans at first. They may look like humans at first. In Primal , Empusa is among the Wraith-Aristocrates, a fast travelling race of demons, and the wife of the main-antagonist in the third world.
Empusa pennata, or the conehead mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa native to the Mediterranean Region. It can be found in Portugal , Spain , southern France , Italy and on the mediterranean coasts of Morocco , Algeria , Tunisia , Libya , Turkey and Egypt . [ 1 ]
Empusa is a genus of praying mantids in the family Empusidae [2] and tribe Empusini. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India. Records of occurrence include Africa, mainland Europe and western Asia through to India.
The praying mantis Empusa fasciata has a tapering head with a miter-like helmet, oval compound eyes, slender raptorial forelegs and a long thin thorax. E. fasciata often bends sharply upward at the abdomen, making the thorax appear even longer.
Squilla empusa is mainly nocturnal and feeds on fish, shrimps, crabs, krill, worms, molluscs and other mantis shrimps. The raptorial claws are unfolded with great rapidity to spear, slash and immobilise the prey, which is brought back inside the burrow when caught.
Empusa may refer to: In ancient Greek mythology, the Empusa (or Empousa) was a female supernatural monster or demoness; Empusa, a 2010 movie co-starring Paul Naschy, made in Spain; Empusa, a genus of mantises in the family Empusidae; Empusa, a synonym of the moth genus Cucullia in the family Noctuidae
Empusa pennicornis is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. [1] Subspecies. E. p. angulata ; E. p. baysunica (Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) E. p ...
Empusa hedenborgii is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. [1] It can be found in Spain , parts of Portugal , France , Lebanon , Central and Southern Italy and Greece . See also