An exceptionally preserved 110 million years old praying mantis provides new insights into the predatory behaviour of early mantodeans
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3605
Abstract: Mantodeans or praying mantises are flying insects and well known for their raptorial behaviour, mainly performed by their first pair of thoracic appendages. We describe here a new, exceptionally preserved specimen of the early mantodean… read more here.
Keywords: thoracic appendages; exceptionally preserved; years old; 110 million ... See more keywords