Definition of Mantis religiosa. Meaning of Mantis religiosa. Synonyms of Mantis religiosa

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Definition of Mantis religiosa

Mantis religiosa
Praying Pray"ing, a. & n. from Pray, v. Praying insect, locust, or mantis (Zo["o]l.), a mantis, especially Mantis religiosa. See Mantis. Praying machine, or Praying wheel, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an oral repetition of all the prayers on the wheel. Sometimes it is moved by a stream.

Meaning of Mantis religiosa from wikipedia

- The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order...
- The other common name, praying mantis, applied to any species in the order (though in Europe mainly to Mantis religiosa), comes from the typical "prayer-like"...
- European mantis (Mantis religiosa) and the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) are both smaller mantises closely resembling the Chinese mantis. The European...
- Australia Mantis pia Serville, 1839 Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) — European mantis, or "praying mantis" Mantis splendida de Haan, 1842 Mantis tricolor...
- ootheca Chinese mantis ootheca Sagittal section of mantis ootheca (Hierodula patellifera) already hatched out Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) ootheca in...
- of the largest families in the order of praying mantises, based on the type species Mantis religiosa; however, most genera are tropical or subtropical...
- matutinal mating routine is exhibited by female tropical praying mantises (Mantis religiosa). To avoid detection from predators they use different stances...
- and capture prey. This species of mantis, although similar in size to the common European mantis (Mantis religiosa), is easily distinguished by the protrusion...
- about 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long. The species may be distinguished from Mantis religiosa and other mantids with which it shares a range and general size and...
- are eaten by hoopoes (Upupa epops), while adults are eaten by bats. Mantis religiosa eating caterpillar, Pyrenees Calosoma sycophanta beetle eating caterpillar...