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Brunner's Stick Mantis
''Brunneria borealis'', common name Brunner's mantis, Brunner's stick mantis, or northern grass mantis, is a species of mantis, praying mantis native to the southern United States. It is the only mantis species known to reproduce solely through parthenogenesis; there are no males. Description ''Brunneria borealis'' is an elongated green insect with the typical raptorial forelimbs of a mantis. The adults have reduced-size wings and are probably unable to fly. They can grow to a length of about . Distribution and habitat ''B. borealis'' is native to the southern United States, from the Atlantic Ocean as far west as Texas where it occurs in Bell County, Texas, Bell County, Brazos County, Texas, Brazos County, Comanche County, Texas, Comanche County, Erath County, Texas, Erath County, Montgomery County, Texas, Montgomery County, Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, and Parker County, Texas, Parker County probably as separate local populations. It has been recorded in North Carolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hubbard Scudder
Samuel Hubbard Scudder (April 13, 1837 – May 17, 1911) was an American entomologist and paleontologist. He was a leading figure in entomology during his lifetime and the founder of insect paleontology in America. In addition to fossil insects, he was an authority on butterflies (Lepidoptera) and grasshoppers (Orthoptera). Biography Scudder was born on April 13, 1837, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Charles Scudder and Sarah Lathrop (Coit) Scudder. His father was a successful merchant, and both parents had Puritan roots dating back to the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1620s. He was raised in a strict Calvinist Congregational household.Leach (2013) One of his younger brothers, Horace Scudder, became a noted author and editor of the ''Atlantic Monthly'',Cockerell (1911) while his niece Vida Dutton Scudder was a writer and social activist. Scudder attended Boston Latin School, and then enrolled in Williams College in 1853 at the age of 16. He studied with na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
