Hierodula tenuidentata explained

Hierodula tenuidentata is a species of praying mantis, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula in the family Mantidae. It is native to India, and has been introduced to Greece and elsewhere in southern Europe, including Hungary, Romania, and Serbia. ^[1]

Behaviour

It has learned to opportunistically prey on fish.^[2]

Subspecies

There are two valid subspecies belong to the species Hierodula tenuidentata

Notes and References

1. Vujić . Mihailo . Ivković . Slobodan . New records of allochthonous Hierodula tenuidentata Saussure, 1869 (Mantodea: Mantidae) from Southeastern Europe, with evidence of its spread across the Pannonian Plain . Natura Croatica . Croatian Natural History Museum . 32 . 1 . 2023-03-31 . 1330-0520 . 10.20302/nc.2023.32.5 . 69–79. free .
2. Battiston . R. . Puttaswamaiah . R. . Manjunath . N. . The fishing mantid: predation on fish as a new adaptive strategy for praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) . Journal of Orthoptera Research . 27 . 2 . 2018 . 155–158 . 10.3897/jor.27.28067 . free .