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
See also
References
References
- 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