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The praying mantids / by Prete, Frederick R.,1948-(CARDINAL)330967;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-354) and index.The predatory behavior of mantids: historical attitudes and contemporary questions / Frederick R. Prete, Harrington Wells, Patrick H. Wells -- Morphology and taxonomy / Roger Roy -- Ecology of praying mantids / L.E. Hurd -- The ecology and foraging strategy of tenodera angustipennis / Toshiaki Matsura, Tamiji Inoue -- Mating behavior / Michael R. Maxwell -- Hearing / David D. Yager -- Binocular vision and distance estimation / Karl Kral -- Prey recognition / Frederick R. Prete -- Flight and wing kinematics / John Brackenbury -- Prey capture / Kristy Hamilton -- The hierarchical organization of mantid behavior / Eckehard Liske -- Ontogeny of defensive behaviors / Eckeheard Liske, Kristian Köchy, Heinz-Gerd Wolff -- Ethology of defenses against predators / Malcolm Edmunds, Dani Brunner -- Rearing techniques, developmental time, and life span data for lab reared sphodramantis lineola / Frederick R. Prete -- Comparative aspects of rearing and breeding mantids / David D. Yager -- Mantids in ecological research / L.E. Hurd -- Histological techniques for mantid research / David D. Yager.
Subjects: Mantodea.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mantids and their relatives / by Pascoe, Elaine.(CARDINAL)180771; Kuhn, Dwight,illustrator.(CARDINAL)196680;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Mantodea;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Mantises / by Bodden, Valerie.(CARDINAL)470764;
Basic introduction to mantises, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as their ability to rotate their heads.440LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Mantodea;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Powerful praying mantids / by Higgins, Melissa,1953-author.(CARDINAL)349865;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index."Did you know many praying mantises are masters of disguise? Some blend in with dead leaves. Others look like lovely flowers. But all are fierce hunters! Meet powerful praying mantises from around the world with Smithsonian Little Entomologist. Kids will be wowed by the amazing variety of bugs and up-close photos, while also learning about their behavior, life cycle, diet, and more. The engaging, leveled text supports life science curriculum"--Ages 4-8Grades K-1530LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Illustrated works.; Informational works.; Mantodea; Mantodea;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Mantises / by Jacobs, Liza.(CARDINAL)673382;
Includes bibliographical references.A mantis is an insect -- Meat-eaters -- Mating -- Dangers.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Mantodea; Praying mantis;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Praying mantises / by Miller, Connie Colwell,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.A brief introduction to praying mantises, discussing their characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and predators.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Mantodea; Praying mantis;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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20 fun facts about praying mantises / by Maley, Adrienne Houk.(CARDINAL)402469;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Nature's kung fu masters -- Mantis bodies -- I've got my eyes on you -- Who's in the hood? -- Praying for prey -- Hungry bugs -- Listen up! -- Fancy protection -- The case of the praying mantis -- Checkmate -- Great gardeners -- Close encounters.620L
Subjects: Mantodea; Praying mantis;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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500 insects : a visual reference / by Marshall, S. A.(Stephen A.),author.(CARDINAL)316574;
Includes bibliographical references (page 517) and index.Collembola -- Achaeognatha -- Ephemeroptera -- Odonata -- Plecoptera -- Dermaptera -- Mantodea -- Blattodea -- Isoptera -- Phasmatodea -- Orthoptera -- Hemiptera -- Psocoptera -- Thysanoptera -- Lepidoptera -- Trichoptera -- Megaloptera -- Neuroptera -- Coleoptera -- Mecoptera -- Diptera -- Hymenopytera.This colorful guide features 500 insects from all major orders, in a variety of climates and habitats. Professor Stephen Marshall has selected some of his most interesting photographs taken in North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand that show the insect in its natural environment. Informative captions provide details and insights into the lives of these fascinating. Different stages of development, males and female of the species, and characteristic behaviors are often shown. Some of the insects here are of new species photographed for the first time. This book is the perfect introduction to the amazing world of insects in all their diversity for non-experts and a useful resource for entomologists.
Subjects: Insects; Insects;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Good garden bugs : everything you need to know about beneficial predatory insects / by Gardiner, Mary M.(Mary Margaret),author.(CARDINAL)617776;
Includes bibliographical references (166-169) and index.The basics: natural enemy lifecycles and eating habits -- Biological control in home gardens -- Monitoring and collecting good garden bugs -- Mantids (Mantodea) -- True bug predators (Hemiptera) -- Lacewings and other net-winged predators (Neuroptera) -- Beetles (Coleoptera) -- Predator and parasitoid flies (Diptera) -- Wasps and ants (Hymenoptera) -- Spiders (Araneae)-- Other arachnids (Arachnida) -- Centipedes (Chilopoda).
Subjects: Beneficial insects.; Predatory insects.; Garden pests;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Biggest bugs life-size / by Beccaloni, George.(CARDINAL)559858;
Includes bibliographical references (page 80) and index.Centipedes (order Chilopoda) -- Millipedes (order Diplopoda) -- Spiders (order Araneae) -- Uropygids (order Uropygi) -- Solifugids (order Solifugae) -- Scorpions (order Scorpiones) -- Dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata) -- Bugs (order Hemiptera) -- Earwigs (order Dermaptera) -- Cockroaches (order Blattodea) -- Termites order Isoptera) -- Praying mantids (order Mantodea) -- Stick insects (order Phasmida) -- Grasshoppers and their relatives (order Orthoptera) -- Dobsonflies (order Megaloptera) -- Neuropterans (order Neuroptera) -- Beetles (order Coleoptera) -- Flies (order Diptera) -- Butterflies (order Lepidoptera : suborder Rhopalocera) -- Moths (order Lepidoptera : suborder Heterocera) -- Ants, bees and wasps (order Hymenoptera).Biggest bugs life-size is the first book to feature life-size photographs of the world's largest and most spectacular bugs.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Insects; Insects; Insectes; Insectes; Insects.; Insects;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 18
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