adult mle spiny dead

[AxolotlsAreCoolToo]

i woke up to my male adult spiny flower mantis dead it was so sad and unexpected i have know idea why. i havnt had flys for him in a few days but i didnt think he starved. he was drinking eating honey and acting fine the night before. any ideas i still have an adult female so this is really buming me out.

 

[twolfe]

How old was he? My males typically live 3 - 4 months. The males don't eat that much. So, he should have been OK without food for a few days.

Did you already mate your female?

 

[AxolotlsAreCoolToo]

i got him in the mail 2 weeks ago. i didt think he has been an adult for that long maybe an infection got to him

How old was he? My males typically live 3 - 4 months. The males don't eat that much. So, he should have been OK without food for a few days.

Did you already mate your female?

the paper towels that he had were cheap and got moldy so much fast than the others

the female just molted a week ago so i never got a opportunity to mate.

 

[agent A]

How old was he? My males typically live 3 - 4 months. The males don't eat that much. So, he should have been OK without food for a few days.Did you already mate your female?

My male molted in september and is still alive :lol:

 

[jtk1014]

He looked fine last night, that really sucks..

 

[AxolotlsAreCoolToo]

This is how I pinned him.

This is my first bug pin ever so don't expect much.

He's in the freezer now.

RIP little one

 

[sally]

sorry, pretty mantis, rip. for mantids rip must mean rest in pins ..... i haven't pinned one yet .i need to resd the forum on pinning yet

 

[Digger]

So sorry to read this Ax. Though I did LOL when I read Sally's interpretation of RIP. Don't think I could do this to Nikki Mantis. She will have a funeral pyre aboard a great boat drifting down River Styx.

 

[AxolotlsAreCoolToo]

sorry, pretty mantis, rip. for mantids rip must mean rest in pins ..... i haven't pinned one yet .i need to resd the forum on pinning yet

haha thats really funny. i just kinda pinned it without looking at much information prob did somthing wrong but whatever he looks cool for now