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The 7 pages that link to Raptorial foreleg, each with the reason it gives.

• MantodeaBroader topic: Mantises use these spined forelegs to capture prey.

• Raptorial legBroader topic: Many insect raptorial legs are modified forelegs that fold around prey.

• BelostomatidaeBroader topic: Giant water bugs seize prey with forelegs adapted for grasping and holding.

• EmpusidaeRelated: Empusids share the grasping forelegs characteristic of praying mantises.

• Flower mantisRelated: The mantis’s folded forelegs deliver the capture once an insect comes within reach.

• RanatraRelated: Ranatra uses grasping forelegs to capture aquatic prey.

• Stick mantisRelated: The mantis’s elongated body conceals an insect whose forelegs remain adapted for predation.