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Western Sydney University: Scientists Shed Light on How Praying Mantises Use the Element of Surprise to Survive
September 02, 2020
PENRITH, New South Wales, Sept. 2 -- Western Sydney University issued the following news:

A new study has for the first time illuminated the evolutionary history of the bizarre anti-predator defence - the praying mantis startle display - and suggests that the element of surprise may be key to its success.

Researchers from Western Sydney University, the University of Calgary and the University of New England reviewed the behaviours and colours associated with the startle . . .

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