devil's flower mantis eats a bug
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Uploaded by gatyair on Apr 18, 2009
this Blepharopsis mendica or devil's flower mantis (known locally as a checkered mantis) was caught in Israel, it is an adult male.
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I wonder, how often did you feed your mantis... I'm new and is the devil's flower mantis a great beginner? Is it not dangerous to capture wild food because they maybe have bacterias?
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I just happen to be watching dexter right now
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maybe that is like aliens would look ^^
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DEXTER
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@gatyair ya they eat raw meat, even sweets my p wahlbergii eats chocolate though its a rare treat, but i dont feed my mantis wild insects for risk of harming it i only feed her feeder insects i bred myself and know are clean & healthy meals for her, though you can buy bout 100 flies/worms for a mantis for bout 12 bucks
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Why does this sound like the soundtrack to a slightly demented porn film...
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it's a jew bug, HURRY GASS IT!
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great how are they good a mantis?
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nice dexter music ;)
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fuckin dexter music.... lol
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Hey can u link me to some info page that explains the stages ... L2 and L5 ... what do they mean etc ... ? ( thnx so much )
How do u pick one up ??? let him crawl on u or ... ????
please respond :)
XironRules 2 years ago
first make sure that it's legal to collect wild mantises in your country.
to pick one up, hold your hand in front of it and with your other hand, nudge his rear to make him step on to your open palm. some mantises will get pissed and attack you or put on a threat display, leave those alone. also be prepared for a lot of jumping action from the nymphs of some species.
gatyair 2 years ago
here's a site with great info:
w w w (dot) mantisonline (dot) eu
go to "general" then "growth and lifespan".
hope that helps.
gatyair 2 years ago
how did u manage to catch a wild one and make it, tame he seems, pretty calm:O
robbindool 2 years ago
insects don't need to be domesticated or tamed, some species will just be more placid then others.
Though each individual seems to have a "personality", they all have very simple nervous systems. Just get them used to being handled (by handling them), either they will freak out or be be clam. If you got a calm one, congrats. you can keep it. if it's a "wild" one, life in captivity will be miserable (for both of you) just let it go.
Fortunately this species is both beautiful and tame by nature.
gatyair 2 years ago
just one more question does mantisses eat fruit too i heard they eat banana:)
because i want to have one soon.
robbindool 2 years ago
mantises are exclusively predators so bananas are off the menu.
If you can find easy to catch insects around your house (like the crane fly in the video) just catch them (alive) and place them in the enclosure.
If you're lucky you might able to feed it small pieces of meat off tweezers and save yourself the hassle of catching live food.
gatyair 2 years ago