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How does a mantis know where the head of an insect is?
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<blockquote data-quote="julian camilo" data-source="post: 16832"><p>if you watch them as they catch a fly for example, they dont just snap forwards, grab, and snap back, often theres a lot of flapping about before they settle and start eating. this only takes like half a second but it always ends in the mantis starting eating the thorax or head of the fly. ive NEVER seen a mantis catch a fly of its own accord and start eating the abdomen first (and if it was random, youd think theyd start with this part first at least sometimes as its the largest overall part, so has more of a chance in a random situation). but i dont think its random, i do think there is some repositioning involved during that split second capture. as for how they know which bit is which, i have no idea, im quite interested.</p><p></p><p>edit: i dont mean to so0und like i know for a fact, its just what ive seen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="julian camilo, post: 16832"] if you watch them as they catch a fly for example, they dont just snap forwards, grab, and snap back, often theres a lot of flapping about before they settle and start eating. this only takes like half a second but it always ends in the mantis starting eating the thorax or head of the fly. ive NEVER seen a mantis catch a fly of its own accord and start eating the abdomen first (and if it was random, youd think theyd start with this part first at least sometimes as its the largest overall part, so has more of a chance in a random situation). but i dont think its random, i do think there is some repositioning involved during that split second capture. as for how they know which bit is which, i have no idea, im quite interested. edit: i dont mean to so0und like i know for a fact, its just what ive seen. [/QUOTE]
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