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male got eaten , bah :(

I noticed that , but I hadn't fed her in well over a week , her abdomen just kept getting bigger by itself

yeah I was thinking that , but Ive never been able to identify calling , is that it , or does it look similar to that? or is she just insanely fat ?

both male and female have been adult for about a month and a half , no ooths laid as of yet , hoping to try and breed them soon if she is actually calling.

IT WAS MY "INTERPRETIVE" THREAT DISPLAY! :P

her arch-enemy , a permanent marker

Got dared to upload it haha , guess this is my new claim to fame on MantidForum :D

Kung Fu Peacock Mantis My adult female Peacock Mantis (pseudempusa pinnapavonis) showing off her moves B)

Agreed! I don't know if anyone else here has noticed this , but the female seems to make quite a loud hissing noise with her wings when she sways during her threat display, I'd get a video but I doubt the noise would be picked up

and for anyone who didn't see my last ones , heres the male too :P Enjoy!

no idea haha , I'll try out a shot on my windowsill and see if I can get a better one , the inside lining of his wingsheaths are a nice vivid red now , hopefully I can get a decent picture

Was she wild caught? my female is probably the calmest mantid I've owned , hasn't threat displayed in all her life. my male even used to play dead :lol:

no worries ;)

If I take about 5 minutes coaxing him out he wont display but usually he'll do it every other time , then calm down. my female is the complete opposite

cheers! I can't seem to catch all the different colours in the spot , it has a kind of pearlescent rainbow look to it.

Best one Ive taken so far. The grumpiest mantid I've ever owned , he threat displays the second hand on my clock!

looks like I'll be gutloading bluebottles with viagra then! best of luck with them

At least you got yours joined , I tried breeding congos a few months ago and got absolutely nothing! was it fairly easy to get the two to join ?

Male moulted to adult last night , chuffed! that's me got my sexed pair

My female has recently moulted to adult , and my male is due to follow in the next couple of days , so in about 6-8 weeks I'm really hoping to breed there. ANYTHING would be helpful , thanks in advance ! :D