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He was also passionate about his niche insect hobby, raising rare praying mantises.

And there was a vigorous cat chase at Yankee Stadium in 2021 on the same day that a mantis sat on a player’s head for two innings.

"In natural fights, we see mantis shrimp coil their tails in front of their bodies like a shield. I wanted to know how this behavioral use of the tail changed how they receive impacts."

The mantises can control their flight and travel up to 8 meters, researchers report this week in Current Biology.

When a prey insect buzzes by to look for nectar, the mantis rapidly strikes.