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How does a mantis know where the head of an insect is?
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<blockquote data-quote="AFK" data-source="post: 16876" data-attributes="member: 495"><p>thanks guys. this answers my question. i also rewatched techuser's hilarious video and it showed various mantises eating different parts of the different insects. but 13ollox's post really confirmed it by observing the mantis eating the same kind of prey (NOT pray lol).</p><p></p><p>i think it's also safe to assume that mantids don't have a special method of catching and subduing dangerous prey, e.g. bees, wasps, spiders. what probably ends up happening is that the mantis usually has such a tight and vast grip of the prey that it can't sting or bite. i'm sure accidents happen though...just not often observed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AFK, post: 16876, member: 495"] thanks guys. this answers my question. i also rewatched techuser's hilarious video and it showed various mantises eating different parts of the different insects. but 13ollox's post really confirmed it by observing the mantis eating the same kind of prey (NOT pray lol). i think it's also safe to assume that mantids don't have a special method of catching and subduing dangerous prey, e.g. bees, wasps, spiders. what probably ends up happening is that the mantis usually has such a tight and vast grip of the prey that it can't sting or bite. i'm sure accidents happen though...just not often observed. [/QUOTE]
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