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Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantis | is a | 1957 American science fiction monster film | 0.90 | text |
| grasshoppers | instance of | other elongated insects | 0.80 | text |
| lizards | instance of | as well as small vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| frogs | instance of | as well as small vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| fish | instance of | as well as small vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| and particularly small birds.Most mantises stalk tempting prey if it strays close enough | instance of | as well as small vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| and will go farther when they are especially hungry | instance of | as well as small vertebrates | 0.80 | text |
| the ground mantises Entella | instance of | members of a few genera | 0.80 | text |
| Ligaria | instance of | members of a few genera | 0.80 | text |
| and Ligariella run over dry ground seeking prey | instance of | members of a few genera | 0.80 | text |
| much as tiger beetles do | instance of | members of a few genera | 0.80 | text |
| Euantissa pulchra can discriminate between different types of prey | instance of | Some mantis species | 0.80 | text |
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