Praying Mantises Can Kill Birds and Eat Their Brains All Around the World
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Nyffeler says that mantises, which are sometimes introduced into suburban areas to control insect pests, might exact a significant toll on hummingbirds in these areas. However, Mebs notes that 147 confirmed cases worldwide is still a small number, and the impact of this type of predation is likely to be small. But Nyffeler suspects that many more birds may become prey to these mantises than has already been observed. “It can be expected that almost all of the more than 300 hummingbird species are vulnerable to predation by large mantises where they co-occur,” he says.
