The early stages of Miomantis binotata and their bearing on the question whether ant mimicry is a larval feature of first stage praying mantises (Mantodea: Mantidae)
Ant mimicry, i.e., the mimicking of ant workers by another organism, is a widespread phenomenon among different groups of Euarthropoda, including spiders and different insect species. One example of ant mimicry occurs among praying mantises (Mantodea); here the first stage nymphs have been recorded...
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Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-04-01
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Series: | Fragmenta entomologica |
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Online Access: | http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/402 |