原产于中国的螳螂,正在美国进行平等的杀戮
我在美国东北部野外遇到的雌性中华大刀螳
我和同事在美国东北部野外遇到的雄性中华大刀螳,雄性的体型比雌性的要更小更瘦长
日本方面对黑船事件的记载
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1908年米汉育苗园的旧照
(图片来源:Historic Germantown)
对麻萨诸塞州的两大入侵螳螂(中华大刀螳和薄翅螳)猎物的分析结果,7个最常见被捕食节肢动物的目及其科级分类频数(图片来源:参考文献[4])
按生态功能对螳螂的猎物进行分类,扇形面积越大频率越高(图片来源:参考文献[4])
啃食小鸟尸体的螳螂
(图片来源:参考文献[5])
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除了有意或无意的引入,宠物买卖也是螳螂成为入侵物种的主要渠道之一。请尽量不要购买或饲养境外螳螂。在一个物种成为入侵物种之前,没有人可以预期到它在未来到底会带来什么影响。如果想养螳螂当宠物的话,推荐选择可以合法饲养的本地螳螂。
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