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Mantis

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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Mantis

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Edges188
Triples230
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010582
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Mantis

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related to Fossil mantises · 27
Mantis → Ambermantis, Baissomantidae, Brazil, Chaeteessites, Crato Formation, Cretaceous, Cretomantidae, Cretophotina, Early Cretaceous, Extinct, Fossil, Fossils, Gryllomantidae, Japan, Jersimantis, Juramantidae, Jurassic, Lovec, Lovecidae, Mantises
related to In culture, literature and art · 26
Mantis → Although, Ancient Greek, Arranged, Based, BC, Byzantine, Chinese, Classics, Columbian Nicaragua, Erya, Great History, He, Historical Works, In, Jingshi Zhenglei Daguan Bencao, Lucania, Luna Polychrome, Madre Culebra, Mantises, Medical Material Annotated
related to history · 20
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related to In mythology and religion · 19
Mantis → According, Africa, African Khoi, Afrikaans, Ancient Egyptian Book, BC Nineveh, Columbian, Dead, European, Greeks, Hottentots, Hottentotsgot, However, Madre Culebra, Nicaragua, San, Several, Some, The
related to Diet and hunting · 12
Mantis → Entella, Euantissa, For, Larger, Ligaria, Ligariella, Mantises, Most, Once, Some, The, They
related to Sexual cannibalism · 12
Mantis → Adult, Around, Chinese, Early, In Tenodera, It, Later, Mantises, Sexual, The, Under, Whether
related to Antipredator adaptations · 11
Mantis → Africa, As, Australia, Generally, If, Mantises, Some, Tachytes, The, Those, When
related to Taxonomy and evolution · 11
Mantis → Blattodea, Dictyoptera, Grylloblattodea, Kristensen, Mantises, Mantodea, Orthoptera, Over, Phasmatodea, The, They
related to Vision · 11
Mantis → As, Flying, Further, Liturgusidae, Male, Mantises, Many, Nocturnal, The, They, This
related to For pest control · 10
Mantis → Canada, Chinese, European, Gardeners, However, Naturally, North America, They, Two, United States

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mantises species prey may forelegs female predators insects males females also insect eggs cannibalism raptorial legs two movements families behavior

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mantisis a1957 American science fiction monster film0.90text
grasshoppersinstance ofother elongated insects0.80text
lizardsinstance ofas well as small vertebrates0.80text
frogsinstance ofas well as small vertebrates0.80text
fishinstance ofas well as small vertebrates0.80text
and particularly small birds.Most mantises stalk tempting prey if it strays close enoughinstance ofas well as small vertebrates0.80text
and will go farther when they are especially hungryinstance ofas well as small vertebrates0.80text
the ground mantises Entellainstance ofmembers of a few genera0.80text
Ligariainstance ofmembers of a few genera0.80text
and Ligariella run over dry ground seeking preyinstance ofmembers of a few genera0.80text
much as tiger beetles doinstance ofmembers of a few genera0.80text
Euantissa pulchra can discriminate between different types of preyinstance ofSome mantis species0.80text

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