Ground mantis is a common name given to various species of praying mantis believed to hunt on or near ground level rather than high amid foliage.
Examples native to North America include:
- Litaneutria minor — minor ground mantis [1]
- Litaneutria skinneri — Skinner's ground mantis [2]
- Yersiniops solitaria — horned ground mantis [3]
- Yersiniops sophronica — Yersin's ground mantis [4]
See also
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edit- ^ Texas A&M University Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Texas A&M University Archived 2008-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brackenridge Field Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin
- ^ Praying Mantises (Order Dictyoptera) Archived 2010-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
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