Abstract
Adult females of the praying mantis Tenodera angustipennis were presented with computer-generated images, and the attractiveness of 'non-locomotive' prey models was examined. Mantises fixated and struck the 'body and leg' model (consisting of an immobile black square on a white background with 2 black lines oscillating randomly at its sides) more frequently than the 'leg' model (only oscillating lines) or the 'body' model (static square only). This indicates that the model consisting of a static object and moving lines effectively elicits mantis strike behavior, although it is 'non-locomotive'.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 23-27 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Ethology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Animal Science and Zoology