Predatory behavior of the praying mantis,Tenodera aridifolia II. Combined effect of prey size and predator size on the prey recognition

Iwasaki, Taku

doi:10.1007/bf02350211

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“…Some examples of the many affordances that humans can perceptually determine include the largest crossable gap in a locomotor path (Mark et al, 1999), what is reachable and what is not (Carello et al, 1989), the smallest openings through which walking is possible (Warren and Whang, 1987), and even visually perceiving stair heights that are that are energetically optimal (Warren, 1984). The limited data available on the affordances of non-human species suggest that several other phylogenetically diverse species, such as toads (Lock and Collett, 1979) and praying mantis (Iwasaki, 1991), are equally sensitive to critical animal-environment relations that limit possible actions. Thus, many of the affordances perceived by animals are more complex than simply the size of the animal relative to some dimension in the environment.…”

Section: Integrating Sensory Information With Motor Controlmentioning

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Scaling of the axial morphology and gap-bridging ability of the brown tree snake,Boiga irregularis

Jayne

Riley

2007

Journal of Experimental Biology

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Networks of branches in arboreal environments create many functional challenges for animals, including traversing gaps between perches. Many snakes are arboreal and their elongate bodies are theoretically well suited for bridging gaps. However, only two studies have previously investigated gap bridging in snakes, and the effects of size are poorly understood. Thus, we videotaped and quantified maximal gap-bridging ability in a highly arboreal species of snake (Boiga irregularis), for which we were able to obtain a large range in snout–vent length (SVL=43–188 cm)and mass (10–1391 g). We expected smaller snakes to bridge relatively larger gaps than larger individuals because of their proportionately higher ratio of muscle cross-sectional area to mass. The maximal length of the gaps spanned by B. irregularis had negative allometry, indicating that smaller snakes could span a greater proportion of their length than larger snakes. The greatest relative gap distance spanned (64% SVL) was by the smallest individual. The majority of snakes (85%) simply crawled slowly to cross a gap. Most of the suspended portion of the body and the path traveled by the head were below the perch that supported the posterior body, which may decrease the tendency of the snake to roll. Some (15%) of the snakes used another behavior in which the neck inclined as much as 45° and then rapidly lunged towards the anterior perch, and this enabled them to cross larger gaps than those using the crawling behavior. Perhaps the launching behavior of the gliding tree snakes (Chrysopelea sp.) evolved from an ancestral behavior of lunging to bridge gaps analogous to that of the brown tree snakes. An estimate of the muscle strain required to prevent the body of the snake from buckling suggests that, despite being light-bodied, brown tree snakes bridging a gap may be at the limit of the physiological capacity of their epaxial muscles.

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Section: Integrating Sensory Information With Motor Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scaling of the axial morphology and gap-bridging ability of the brown tree snake,Boiga irregularis

Jayne

Riley

2007

Journal of Experimental Biology

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“…In the field, length variation has been documented among mantid nymphs of the same instar (Hurd & eisenberg 1989), as well as among adult females within and between years (Matsura et al 1975;eisenberg et al 1981;Maxwell & eitan 1998;Maxwell & Frinchaboy, in press). In Tenodera aridifolia Saussure, larger nymphal instars are more likely to attack larger prey, in addition to being more likely to attack smaller conspecific instars (Hurd 1988;Iwasaki 1991;Whitman & Vincent 2008). For T. angustipennis Saussure, Matsura et al (1975) suggest a positive relationship between body length and ootheca (egg case) mass.…”

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Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect

Whitman¹,

Vincent²

2008

Journal of Orthoptera Research

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“…Preference in these visual factors is affected by the body size of mantises (e.g. Iwasaki, ). Distance is also critical, as is evident in the mantis Sphodromantis lineola (Burmeister), which strikes close targets more frequently than far targets (Prete & Mahaffey, ; Nityananda et al ., ).…”

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Decision‐making and motor control in predatory insects: a review of the praying mantis

Yamawaki

2017

Ecological Entomology

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Abstract.1 Predatory and defensive behaviours require multiple stages of decision-making in predatory insects, such as the praying mantis. 2 During predation, a praying mantis must decide where to ambush prey and which prey to fixate on, catch, and eat. The mantis also needs to decide how to track, approach, and catch prey, all the while controlling these actions depending on the visual features and position of the prey. For defence, a mantis must decide when to be defensive and which defensive response to initiate. 3 This review summarises the current knowledge of decision-making processes and the corresponding motor control in the mantis, remarking on the importance of considering the interaction between predatory and defensive systems. Current research suggests that the mantis is a good model for revealing the mechanisms behind an animal's selection of a certain behaviour from a broad repertoire.

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Predatory behavior of the praying mantis,Tenodera aridifolia II. Combined effect of prey size and predator size on the prey recognition

Cited by 22 publications

References 12 publications

Scaling of the axial morphology and gap-bridging ability of the brown tree snake,Boiga irregularis

Scaling of the axial morphology and gap-bridging ability of the brown tree snake,Boiga irregularis

Large size as an antipredator defense in an insect

Decision‐making and motor control in predatory insects: a review of the praying mantis

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