Opportunistic depredation of songbird nestlings by female praying mantids (Mantodea: Mantidae)

Mahmood Kolnegari; Antonio Fasano; Khalil Zareie; Connor T. Panter

doi:10.1002/ece3.9643

Opportunistic depredation of songbird nestlings by female praying mantids (Mantodea: Mantidae)

Mahmood Kolnegari
, Antonio Fasano
, Khalil Zareie
, Connor T. Panter

School of Applied Sciences

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Abstract

Praying mantids (class Insecta, order Mantodea) are a group of predatory insects comprising approximately 2500 described species, that occur across all continents except Antarctica, with the greatest species diversity in tropical and subtropical regions. Mantids predominantly prey on other invertebrates but are known to feed on small vertebrates. During April and May 2021, we observed mantid feeding events in Manujan County, Kerman Province in southern Iran. Two distinct feeding events were observed where female European Mantids (Mantis religiosa) preyed on Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) and Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) nestlings. In addition, we collated information from online searches of mantids feeding on nestlings elsewhere in the world, revealing two more observations. In Taiwan, a Giant Asian Mantid (Hierodula patellifera) was recorded preying on a nestling Warbling White‐eye …

Original language	English
Article number	e9643
Journal	Ecology and Evolution
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9643
Publication status	Published - 13 Dec 2022

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