Mentadak

Mentadak, mentadu atau cengkadak ialah sejenis serangga dalam order Mantodea mengandungi lebih 2,400 spesies dalam kira-kira 460 genus dan 33 keluarga. Kebanyakannya berada dalam keluarga Mantidae. Sebagaimana serangga lain, mentadak mempunyai tiga segmen badan, dengan kepala segi tiga, toraks, dan badan (abdomen). Mentadak betina mempunyai serkus yang besar dan kuat. Segmen pertama dari tiga, protoraks, adalah memanjang dan darinya terdapat kaki hadapan yang diubah suai.

Galeri

Rujukan 

 Walkup, Richard L. “Praying Mantis Makes Meal of a Hummer.” Bird Watcher’s Digest. 2006. Bird Watcher’s Digest. 27 October 2006. http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx.
 Insecta Inspecta. “Praying Mantis.” Insecta Inspecta World. 1 June 2004. Insecta Inspecta, Inc. 27 October 2006. http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/mantids/praying/index.html.
 The Big Zoo. “Praying Mantis.” The Big Zoo. 2006. Thebigzoo. 27 October 2006. http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Praying_Mantis.asp.
 Patterson, Kathleen J. “The Praying Mantis.” Conservationist 47.6 (1993): 30. Academic Search Premier. 31 October 2006. http://search.ebscohost.com.
 Breeding “praying mantis” in captivity. Insectstore. 14 December 2006. http://insectstore.com/praying_mantis_breeding_guidelines.php
 Yager, David, and Mike May. “Coming in on a Wing and an Ear. (Cover Story).” Natural History 102.1 (1993): 28. Academic Search Premier. 31 October 2006. http://search.ebscohost.com.

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 Photos and information 
 Brazilian Mantises catching prey
 Photographs
 A praying mantis catches a hummingbird
 Video of a mantis catching and eating a cricket
 Giant Praying Mantis Invades Prague 

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