Ground mantis

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 Texas A&M University Litaneutria skinneri — Skinner's ground mantis Texas A&M University Yersiniops solitaria — horned ground mantis Brackenridge Field Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin Yersiniops sophronica — Yersin's ground mantis Praying Mantises (Order Dictyoptera)

See also List of mantis genera and species Mantises of North America Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis

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