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How does a mantis know where the head of an insect is?
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<blockquote data-quote="Christian" data-source="post: 16888" data-attributes="member: 62"><p>Hi.</p><p></p><p>The tactics used by the mantid depends to a certain extent on prey size. Larger prey which defends itself strongly, is usually eaten first by the neck. Smaller prey which causes no problems, is randomly eaten. How the mantis knows where the head is: they have a variety of instinctive "pictures" in their "brain" of how prey should look and move like. Certain forms elicit a stronger prey capture response as others. How can an empusid, e.g., distinguish between so-called "flying insects" and others, catching only the first, even when they do not fly?</p><p></p><p>There are not as simple creatures as one may think!</p><p></p><p>Christian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christian, post: 16888, member: 62"] Hi. The tactics used by the mantid depends to a certain extent on prey size. Larger prey which defends itself strongly, is usually eaten first by the neck. Smaller prey which causes no problems, is randomly eaten. How the mantis knows where the head is: they have a variety of instinctive "pictures" in their "brain" of how prey should look and move like. Certain forms elicit a stronger prey capture response as others. How can an empusid, e.g., distinguish between so-called "flying insects" and others, catching only the first, even when they do not fly? There are not as simple creatures as one may think! Christian [/QUOTE]
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