First record of non-carnivore feeding behavior in a wild praying mantis (Mantodea: Mantidae)
Leonardo M. Lanna, João Felipe H. Rocha, Sávio Cavalcante and 2 more
Entomological Communications · 2021
doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec03003 (opens in a new tab)
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Abstract
Praying mantises are recognized as carnivorous, exclusively feeding on live prey. Field observations during a praying mantis survey in the Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, revealed an adult male of Stagmatoptera precaria (Linnaeus, 1758) feeding on latex exudes of a papaya tree (Carica papaya L). This anecdote is the first record of non-carnivorous feeding behavior in wild praying mantises.
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