Ground mantis explained

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

• List of mantis genera and species
• Mantodea of North America
• Dead leaf mantis
• Flower mantis
• Grass mantis
• Leaf mantis
• Shield mantis
• Stick mantis

Notes and References

1. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Mantidae.txt Texas A&M University
2. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Mantodea/Family/Mantidae.txt Texas A&M University
3. http://www.utexas.edu/research/bfl/Species/Insecta/Phasmatodea.html Brackenridge Field Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin
4. http://www.bugsincyberspace.com/mantis.html Praying Mantises (Order Dictyoptera)