praying mantises

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
common name
gptkbp:camouflage yes
gptkbp:class gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:conservationStatus not globally threatened
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:distribution worldwide except Antarctica
gptkbp:economicImportance biological pest control
gptkbp:eggCaseName ootheca
gptkbp:family gptkb:Mantidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Cretaceous_period
gptkbp:habitat temperate regions
tropical regions
gptkbp:hasWings present in adults
males better fliers
gptkbp:hearing single ear on abdomen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label praying mantises
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage gptkb:nymph
gptkbp:lifespan about 1 year
gptkbp:methodOfKilling ambush predator
gptkbp:molting multiple molts before adulthood
gptkbp:notableFeature raptorial forelegs
sexual cannibalism
triangular head
large compound eyes
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:European_mantis
gptkb:Carolina_mantis
gptkb:Chinese_mantis
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 2,400
gptkbp:order gptkb:Mantodea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators birds
bats
spiders
gptkbp:relatedTo cockroaches
termites
gptkbp:reproduction egg case (ootheca)
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Mantodea
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism females larger than males
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
pesticides
gptkbp:useInCulture subject of folklore
martial arts inspiration
gptkbp:vision binocular
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mantophasmatodea
gptkb:hummingbirds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6