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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.
The plesiomorphic state of hymenopteran development consists of a centrolecithal, anhydropic (non-swelling) egg which exhibits superficial cleavage [18] and the animals are protostomic. These parasitoids are classified as ectoparasites, as eggs are deposited on top of an individual mantis egg inside the cell of an ootheca.
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.
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Like all mantids, the California mantis is carnivorous, consuming virtually any other insect it perceives as small enough to be eaten, including other members of its own species. Males and females come together to reproduce but otherwise the adults are strictly solitary. Nymphs hatch in the spring from hard egg cases laid the previous fall.
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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.
Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the final location of Noah’s Ark on Turkey’s Mount Ararat. Soil samples from atop the highest peaks in Turkey reveal human activity and marine ...