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This video shows an immature Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) feeding on a tettigonid cricket. The feeding process is shown, from beginning to end, as the mantid eats the entire cricket. Post-feeding grooming behavior and use of parallax are also shown. This is a macro view of the process.
This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies
Director: David Edwin Hill
Producer: David Edwin Hill
Production Company: David Edwin Hill
Sponsor: David Edwin Hill
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English
Keywords: mantid; mantis; Stagmomantis; insect; behavior; behaviour; feeding; cricket; katydid; parallax; Insecta; preying mantis; praying mantis
Contact Information: email platycryptus@yahoo.com
Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0
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