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    can different mantis species mate?

    Facebook buddy..... says it all. Observational study’s have been the back bone of scientific research since the days of Darwin. All that goes out the window when it comes to Facebook mantis forums.    always a discussion and never a argument buddy. I love being proved wrong and...
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    can different mantis species mate?

    Match and can breed. The offspring are infertile. I’ve read no study’s over the last 25 years that’s suggest otherwise. Love to see some hybrid creobroter pictures though they are first gen rather than some mythical hybrid species that’s been self sustained for the last decade. Hybrid breeding...
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    can different mantis species mate?

    The offspring of the two different species will be unable to reproduce and won’t “muddy the water” as second gen is impossible. They will be sterile and have trouble making sperm/eggs because their chromosomes don’t match up well. To a lesser extent because of their chromosome number.  Just like...
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    How many Oothecas does a Deroplatys desiccata lay?

    I’ve just managed to pair two deriplatys desiccata’s and was trying to find info on the number of oothecas laid?. same question for ghost mantids? Just    Managed to pair two phyllocrania paradoxa and was wondering about numbers laid. I take it 30 nymphs per ooth is a good number for both...
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