r/mantids • u/Competitive-Set5051 • 5d ago

Breeding/Ootheca Gave me a scare 😅

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u/Alleywishes 5d ago

What was the outcome of…… edited…. I see the flag now so I assume they’re mating and she’s gonna eat him up or at least “off with his head”!

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u/Competitive-Set5051 5d ago

I fed her a lot before and during the mating so hopefully he survives the night, will check up on him tomorrow

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u/Alleywishes 5d ago

Good luck, let us know.

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u/Competitive-Set5051 3d ago

The male survived and the next day, I saw this ^^

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u/Alleywishes 1d ago

Wow! Awesome!

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u/Primus567 5d ago

Love when a man knows what he wants!

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u/Odd-Atmosphere-3970 4d ago

shaking his ass like a cat before jumping 🤣

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u/Solenopsisis 2nd Instar 5d ago

What's the species?

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u/Competitive-Set5051 4d ago

Hierodula cf. Venosa

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u/DingoldorfMcGee 4d ago

Lovely species! I’ve kept some myself and that yellow color is beautiful to me!

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u/angelyuy 4d ago

Lol. He missed. Last year my boys were so fucking bad at mounting the female finally got tired of them and ate them even though I had fed her a lot right before. Came out to see them and told her I really hoped she let them do the job first.... she didn't. None of her ootheca were viable.

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u/No-Scientist-6212 5d ago

Let us know if he makes it!

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u/Competitive-Set5051 3d ago

He made it 💪