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Sang piao xiao or Sangpiaoxiao (Chinese: 桑螵蛸, [1] sometimes called Mantis Cradle [2] [unreliable source?] or Ootheca Mantidis [3] [unreliable source?] [4] in English) is a Pinyin transliteration referring to the oothecae, or egg case, of the praying mantis as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
Ark: Survival Evolved (stylized as ARK) is a 2017 action-adventure survival video game developed by Studio Wildcard. In the game, players must survive being stranded on one of several maps filled with roaming dinosaurs , fictional fantasy monsters, and other prehistoric animals, natural hazards, and potentially hostile human players.
Miomantis caffra (common name: springbok mantis) is a species of praying mantis native to southern Africa. It appeared in New Zealand in 1978, and was found more recently in Portugal [ 1 ] and Los Angeles , USA, [ 2 ] likely spread through the exotic pet trade.
Oothecae are made up of structural proteins and tanning agents that cause the protein to harden around the eggs, providing protection and stability. [1] The production of ootheca convergently evolved across numerous insect species due to a selection for protection from parasites and other forms of predation, as the complex structure of the shell casing provides an evolutionary reproductive ...
Hierodula patellifera, commonly known as giant Asian mantis, Asian mantis, Indochina mantis and Harabiro Mantis, [1] is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.They are found in Malaysia, Hawaii, India, Nepal, [2] Italy (San Paolo Solbrito), Indonesia (Java, West Sumba, [3]), Korean Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea, southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Japan (Honshu, Shikoku ...
Mantispidae (/ m æ n ˈ t ɪ s p ə d iː /), commonly known as mantidflies, mantispids, mantid lacewings, mantisflies or mantis-flies, is a family of small to moderate-sized insects in the order Neuroptera. There are many genera with around 400 species worldwide, [1] especially in the tropics and subtropics. Only five species of Mantispa ...
Hierodula membranacea is a large praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula: of which it is the type species.Its colours vary from green to yellow-green, or even brown to reddish-brown, similar to those of the giant Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis.
Gongylus gongylodes, also known as the wandering violin mantis, ornate mantis, or Indian rose mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the family Empusidae. Characterized by extremely slender limbs with large appendages, it is not a particularly aggressive species [ citation needed ] and often kept as a pet .