Mantis Man13
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Mantis Girl13 was telling me the Mega mantis was one of the heaviest mantises and I found a even heavier mantis in the guinness book of world records. Here is is.
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Heaviest Mantis in the World Confirmed
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MantisGirl13
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Nice! How recent was the book?
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Mantis Man13
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2015 so I doubt that anything has changed since then.
Mantis Lady
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I think Cochise, my hierodula membranacea was heavy too, with her fat belly (sadly she was eggbound)
Mantis Man13
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Why is being eggbound bad? Doesn’t that mean more babies?
MantisGirl13
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Eggbound means that although she is heavy with eggs, fertile or not, she is somehow unable to form an ootheca and remains bloated for the rest of her life. Often the unused ooth material hardens in her abdomen, causing death.
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Mantis Man13
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Noooo thats horrible 
MantisGirl13
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Yeah, and unfortunately it is a fairly common way for adult females to die.Noooo thats horrible
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How do you prevent it?
MantisGirl13
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There's no real way to prevent it, but increasing humidity and providing plenty of laying spots always helps.
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Mantis Lady
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I have lost several females to being eggbound. I am glad Sheralynn is doing well with laying ooths. it prolongs her life too
