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D. lobata females and their will to protect their young.
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<blockquote data-quote="Domanating" data-source="post: 272829" data-attributes="member: 4711"><p>Well I see it from another perspective. In the wild, mantids lay their eggs and go mind their own business afterwards. In this case she's captive and so forced to be around her ooth. Mantids usually ignore prey much smaller than them so this might be the case for not being interested in her young.</p><p></p><p>As an old female she would be too weak to feel bothered about tiny creatures wandering over her. As for holding on to the ootheca, she simply lost her strength and ended up dying in that curious position.</p><p></p><p>I had quite a few mantids dying while firmly clinging to the lid of the enclosure with all 6 legs holding on, like if they were frozen into place. Kind of funny in a way.</p><p></p><p>My mantids love to be around their ooths too because they are nice surfaces to hold on. They even rip off some chunks of foam from time to time.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Damn. Rick beat me to it, lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Domanating, post: 272829, member: 4711"] Well I see it from another perspective. In the wild, mantids lay their eggs and go mind their own business afterwards. In this case she's captive and so forced to be around her ooth. Mantids usually ignore prey much smaller than them so this might be the case for not being interested in her young. As an old female she would be too weak to feel bothered about tiny creatures wandering over her. As for holding on to the ootheca, she simply lost her strength and ended up dying in that curious position. I had quite a few mantids dying while firmly clinging to the lid of the enclosure with all 6 legs holding on, like if they were frozen into place. Kind of funny in a way. My mantids love to be around their ooths too because they are nice surfaces to hold on. They even rip off some chunks of foam from time to time. Edit: Damn. Rick beat me to it, lol [/QUOTE]
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