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| Title |
An exceptionally preserved 110 million years old praying mantis provides new insights into the predatory behaviour of early mantodeans
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| Published in |
PeerJ, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.7717/peerj.3605 |
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| Authors |
Marie K. Hörnig, Joachim T. Haug, Carolin Haug |
| Abstract |
Mantodeans or praying mantises are flying insects and well known for their raptorial behaviour, mainly performed by their first pair of thoracic appendages. We describe here a new, exceptionally preserved specimen of the early mantodean Santanmantis axelrodi Grimaldi, 2003 from the famous 110 million years old Crato Formation, Brazil. The incomplete specimen preserves important morphological details, which were not known in this specific form before for this species or any other representative of Mantodea. Unlike in modern representatives or other fossil forms of Mantodea not only the first pair of thoracic appendages shows adaptations for predation. The femora of the second pair of thoracic appendages bear numerous strong, erect spines which appear to have a sharp tip, with this strongly resembling the spines of the first pair of thoracic appendages. This indicates that individuals of S. axelrodi likely used at least two pairs of thoracic appendages to catch prey. This demonstrates that the prey-catching behaviour was more diverse in early forms of praying mantises than anticipated. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 124 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 18% |
| Japan | 8 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 6% |
| Mexico | 5 | 4% |
| Spain | 3 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 15 | 12% |
| Unknown | 60 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 93 | 75% |
| Scientists | 24 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 39 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 39 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 33% |
| Researcher | 6 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 62% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 3% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 102. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 March 2024.
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#422,074
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#12
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