Ever since my Rhombodera stalli molted into adulthood he has been showing more and more aggression to... Well... Everything! He will randomly threat pose at bed sheets, windows, cats, and other objects/creatures. I've also noticed more aggression towards prey items. Where as he sat and waited for the prey to come to him, he now runs after it and begins consuming it! Did all of this aggression come from his new little mantis hormones?
Adulthood aggression?
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ismart
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Nope! Not hormones. In fact males at adult stage males are quite The wussies! :lol:
brown
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Maybe its the way I raised my mantids but my adult female refuse to do the threat pose. I try to scare her with objects but they just take a quick swipe at it. I totally agree with Ismart that males are wussies. They fly away with any chance they can get.
patrickfraser
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It depends on the species. I know my Sphodromantis "Blue Flash" are always in a bad mood and ready to strike. Not that I don't coax it a little, but they seem to be the fiercest mantis I've had to date.
