TY - JOUR T1 - The fishing mantid: predation on fish as a new adaptive strategy for praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea) JF - Journal of Orthoptera Research JO - JOR M3 - 10.3897/jor.27.28067 VL - 27 AU - Battiston, Roberto AU - Puttaswamaiah, Rajesh AU - Manjunath, Nayak Y1 - 20/09/2018 UR - https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.27.28067 N2 - Observations in unmanipulated, semi-natural conditions were made of a single individual of the praying mantid Hierodula tenuidentata, while hunting and capturing an unusual prey for this kind of insect, guppy fish, Poecilia reticulata. This repetitive fishing behavior, recorded daily, is reported here for the first time and discussed in relation to the adaptive behavioral plasticity of praying mantids. We speculate regarding learning from experience as a hunting strategy. PB - Pensoft Publishers SP - 155-158 SN - 1082-6467 SN - 1937-2426 IS - 2 ER -