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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: 16901" data-attributes="member: 62"><p>Hi.</p><p></p><p>The term "neck" must not be taken categorically. Usually, they try to chew on the first third of the body first, what should be sufficient to immobilize the prey soon. Mantids are often eaten first by the prothorax-mesothorax junction to keep the forelegs of the prey out of reach. Of course this does not happen everytime, but often enough to be of a likelihood of more than 50%.</p><p></p><p>Drosophila are not a really dangerous prey for a mantis.</p><p></p><p>Regards,</p><p></p><p>Christian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christian, post: 16901, member: 62"] Hi. The term "neck" must not be taken categorically. Usually, they try to chew on the first third of the body first, what should be sufficient to immobilize the prey soon. Mantids are often eaten first by the prothorax-mesothorax junction to keep the forelegs of the prey out of reach. Of course this does not happen everytime, but often enough to be of a likelihood of more than 50%. Drosophila are not a really dangerous prey for a mantis. Regards, Christian [/QUOTE]
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