mantis: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: World Animal Rescue Network - Mantis. Nov 08, 2026
Added information about the etymology of the word mantis. Jan 23, 2026
Add new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - How Mantises Became Nature’s Strangest Assassins. Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension - The Praying Mantis: An Intriguing Insect! (PDF). Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Mantids (Mantises). Jul 23, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The genomes of 5 mantises provide insights into sex chromosome evolution and Mantodea phylogeny clarification. Jun 12, 2025
Changed title from “mantid” to “mantis.” Article thoroughly revised and updated. Apr 23, 2025
Add new Web site: Colorado State University Extension - Mantids of Colorado. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Amateur Entomologists' Society - Praying Mantid caresheet. Jan 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Idaho Fish and Game - Praying Mantids (PDF). Dec 06, 2024
Added an image of a moss mantis. Sep 05, 2024
Add new Web site: University of California - Integrated Pest Management - Mantids, or Praying Mantises. Aug 12, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Nebraska�Lincoln - Science Literacy and Outreach - Mantid. May 23, 2024
Media added. May 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Utah State University Extension - Beneficial Insects: Mantids. Feb 26, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Kentucky, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment - Department of Entomolog - Praying Mantids (PDF). Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: PNAS - Binocular vision in insects: How mantids solve the correspondence problem. Oct 11, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Division of Extension - Praying Mantids. Aug 18, 2023
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Praying Mantis. May 15, 2022
Add new Web site: The Spruce Pets - Praying Mantis as a Pet. Mar 18, 2019
Added photograph by Joe Balynas. Jul 18, 2014
Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Praying Mantid. Apr 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Praying Mantis. Apr 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Iowa State University - Praying Mantis. Apr 04, 2014
Add new Web site: World Wide Fund For Nature - Praying mantis. Apr 04, 2014
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Praying Mantis. Aug 28, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Mantis. May 20, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Praying Mantid or Praying Mantis. Mar 04, 2008
Added new Web site: Animal Corner - Praying Mantis. Feb 07, 2008
Media added. Oct 10, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: BugGuide - Suborder Mantodea: Mantids. Jun 02, 2006
Added new Web site: BugGuide - Suborder Mantodea: Mantids. Jun 02, 2006
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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