Unraveling the functional organization of lobula complex in the mantis brain by identification of visual interneurons
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DOI: 10.1002/cne.24603
Abstract: The praying mantis shows broad repertories of visually guided behaviors such as prey recognition and defense against collision. It is likely that neurons in the lobula complex (LOX), the third visual neuropil in the optic… read more here.
Keywords: neurons projecting; lobula complex; mantis; alo ... See more keywords
Can praying mantises escape from spider webs?
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2799
Abstract: Orb-weaving spiders may encounter predacious insects in their own webs, leading to the question of how they may prey on them. To address this question, the French entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre (1905) observed how the orb-weaving… read more here.
Keywords: spider; mantis; praying mantises; spider webs ... See more keywords
Dynamic modeling and experimental analysis of a novel bionic mantis shrimp robot
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DOI: 10.1002/rob.22424
Abstract: Small carnivorous marine animals have developed agile movement abilities through long‐term natural selection, resulting in excellent maneuverability and high swimming efficiency, making them ideal models for underwater robots. To meet the requirements for exploring narrow… read more here.
Keywords: mantis; mantis shrimp; bionic mantis; shrimp robot ... See more keywords
From telson to attack in mantis shrimp: bridging biomechanics and behavior in crustacean contests.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab064
Abstract: In the spirit of this symposium on the physical mechanisms of behavior, we review mantis shrimp ritualized fighting, from the telson to the attack, as an inspiring example of how the integration of biomechanics and… read more here.
Keywords: mantis shrimp; biomechanics behavior; telson attack; mantis ... See more keywords
Male coercion and female injury in a sexually cannibalistic mantis
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0811
Abstract: Sexual conflict can generate coercive traits in males that enhance mating success at the expense of female fitness. Pre-copulatory sexual cannibalism—where females consume males without mating—typically favours cautious rather than coercive mating tactics, and few… read more here.
Keywords: male coercion; mantis; female injury; injury sexually ... See more keywords
Does the mantis shrimp pack a phononic shield?
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DOI: 10.1126/science.adq7100
Abstract: The powerful strikes generated by the smasher mantis shrimp require it to possess a robust protection mechanism to withstand the resultant forces. Although recent studies have suggested that phononic bandgaps complement the mantis shrimp's defensive… read more here.
Keywords: shrimp pack; mantis shrimp; pack phononic; phononic shield ... See more keywords
First record of the spottail mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis (Stomatopoda, Squillidae), in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Algarve coast, southern Portugal)
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DOI: 10.1163/15685403-00003717
Abstract: PAULO VASCONCELOS1,2,5), ANDRÉ N. CARVALHO1), DAVID PILÓ1), MIGUEL B. GASPAR1,3) and MARGARIDA CRISTO3,4) 1) Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Avenida 5 de Outubro s/n, 8700-305 Olhão, Portugal 2) Centro de Estudos do… read more here.
Keywords: mantis shrimp; mantis; spottail mantis; first record ... See more keywords
The genus Holaptilon Beier, 1964: discussion on the poorly known boxer mantis genus, with a new species (Mantodea, Gonypetidae) .
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.4.5
Abstract: The boxer mantis genus Holaptilon Beier, 1964 (Mantodea: Gonypetidae: Gonypetinae) is known to include two flightless species with a similar body size and morphology. Type species of the genus, H. pusillulum Beier, 1964, is reported… read more here.
Keywords: beier 1964; new species; genus holaptilon; mantis ... See more keywords
ShrimpSeg: a local-global structure for the mantis shrimp point cloud segmentation network with contextual reasoning.
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DOI: 10.1364/ao.477157
Abstract: To quantify the architecture and select the ideal ideotype, it is vital to accurately measure the dimension of each part of the mantis shrimp. Point clouds have become increasingly popular in recent years as an… read more here.
Keywords: point cloud; cloud segmentation; mantis; segmentation ... See more keywords
Genomic Exploration of a Chitinolytic Streptomyces albogriseolus PMB5 Strain from European mantis (Mantis religiosa)
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DOI: 10.3390/cimb46090554
Abstract: The genus Streptomyces is renowned not only for its natural antibiotic production but also for its abundant chitinolytic enzymes, which break down stubborn chitin into chitooligosaccharides. Despite this, there have been limited studies utilizing whole-genome… read more here.
Keywords: resistance; mantis religiosa; streptomyces albogriseolus; european mantis ... See more keywords