ENT 532 (2024): Praying mantis

Just like the name describes it, this mantis had its hands up and praying like it was about to jump on me. It was collected from Valeria's hand after she helped me pick it from a maize plant after it rained for about an hour. After she restrained the hands, she took her finger up to its face. The mantis seemed to get so curious about her nails, moving its jaws rigorously over them, either trying to chew off the hands restricting it or just trying to explore its new reality. It probably thought she was a threat. I wonder if its jaws (mandible) are strong enough to bite off flesh of humans.

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Work Title ENT 532 (2024): Praying mantis
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Creators
  1. Kehinde Kolapo
Keyword
  1. Entomology
  2. Praying mantis
  3. Mantodea
  4. Mantidae
License CC BY-SA 4.0 (Attribution-ShareAlike)
Work Type Video
Publication Date November 21, 2024
Language
  1. English
DOI doi:10.26207/ky0h-ar57
Geographic Area
  1. Powdermill Nature Reserve
Deposited November 21, 2024

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    • Entomology, Praying mantis, Mantodea, Mantidae
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    • English
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    • Kehinde Kolapo
    Geographic Area
    • Powdermill Nature Reserve
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    • This praying mantis was collected from Powdermill Nature Reserve.
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    • 2024-11-21
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    • This praying mantis was collected from Powdermill Nature Reserve.
    • This praying mantis
    • Just like the name describes it, this mantis had its hands up and praying like it was about to jump on me. It was collected from Valeria's hand after she helped me pick it from a maize plant after it rained for about an hour. After she restrained the hands, she took her finger up to its face. The mantis seemed to get so curious about her nails, moving its jaws rigorously over them, either trying to chew off the hands restricting it or just trying to explore its new reality. It probably thought she was a threat. I wonder if its jaws (mandible) are strong enough to bite off flesh of humans.
  • Updated Publisher, Publisher Identifier (DOI), Description Show Changes
    Publisher
    • Kehinde Kolapo
    Publisher Identifier (DOI)
    • doi:10.26207/ky0h-ar5090
    Description
    • This praying mantis
    • Just like the name describes it, this mantis had its hands up and praying like it was about to jump on me. It was collected from Valeria's hand after she helped me pick it from a maize plant after it rained for about an hour. After she restrained the hands, she took her finger up to its face. The mantis seemed to get so curious about her nails, moving its jaws rigorously over them, either trying to chew off the hands restricting it or just trying to explore its new reality. It probably thought she was a threat. I wonder if its jaws (mandible) are strong enough to bite off flesh of humans.
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    Work Title
    • Praying mantis
    • ENT 532 (2024): Praying mantis
  • Added 1-28_Praying_Mantis_Video_Description.docx
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