Bursting from the Seams

[jameslongo]

Hello Forum,

my recently-molted male adult Purple-Winged Mantid (Tenodera australasiae) is not looking as prominent as it once did. It molted to adult about a fortnight ago. About 5 days ago, I noticed that the tip of his abdomen is constantly open with his flesh popping out of it & skewed to the right. It looks like beige gelatin or cooked fish but more moist & transparent. It pops out a good half centimetre (~1/4 inch) & will not retreat back into his body. Should I be concerned?

I'm not sure if it's his intestines coming out or if he's just airing out his genitals. He has not been mated or been in any epic battle that I know of. His diet primarily consists of cockroaches with the odd butterfly/dragonfly.

Any input to this absurdity would be whole-heartedly appreciated.

Sincerely,

James.

 

[hibiscusmile]

:blink: I had that happen once, it didn't make it, looked like it was a rupture or something, where the insides were being pulled out.

 

[Rick]

That is normal.

Like this:

 

[PhilinYuma]

A pic would help, James, but your physical findings and the age of the subject are consistent with uncomplicated idiopathic infantile rectal prolapse. I was surprised to find almost nothing on this in the mantid literature, but it is a commonly associated in humans with mental retardation, autism and acrocephalosyndactyly (Apert's syndrome). Does the patient exhibit any of these signs/symptoms:

Spinning around while waving its raptorial claws?

Failng to meet its Growth and Development landmarks in a timely fashion?

Demonstrating an inability to interact with other mantids and care givers?

Presenting with head deformity and webbing of the raptorial claws?

Acting kinda dumb?

If it meets any of these criteria, one or more of the following courses of treatment is suggested:

Extensive corrective surgery.

Wait and see.

Freezer.

Brick.

If it fails to meet any of the above criteria, you might wish to try one or more of the following:

Take it for a car ride and "forget" it on the way home.

Give it to your girlfriend (the one who likes mantids) for her birthday and hope she doesn't notice.

Wait and see.

Freezer.

Brick.

I hope that this will help you care for your little friend. Please keep us posted on any further developments!

 

[Katnapper]

And what shall we do with Phil? Freezer... brick, etc.? :lol:

 

[kamakiri]

And what shall we do with Phil? Freezer... brick, etc.? :lol:

Only if we find him clawing at his own antennae...

 

[PhilinYuma]

QUOTE (Katnapper @ Mar 23 2009, 12:13 PM) And what shall we do with Phil? Freezer... brick, etc.? :lol:

Kamakiri

Only if we find him clawing at his own antennae...

Aww shucks, you guys!

 

[jameslongo]

So he's just airing out his goolies haha

Thank you to Rick for the photo. It looks like this except sticking out a bit more.

And thankyou Phil for forwarding these psychological analyses. Fortunately he doesnt seem to be displaying any of these symptoms, apart from the 'acting kinda dumb' one every now and again. But i'd sooner take a brick to you, mate; he's part of a mating pair

Cheers,

James.

 

[PhilinYuma]

So he's just airing out his goolies hahaThank you to Rick for the photo. It looks like this except sticking out a bit more.

And thankyou Phil for forwarding these psychological analyses. Fortunately he doesnt seem to be displaying any of these symptoms, apart from the 'acting kinda dumb' one every now and again. But i'd sooner take a brick to you, mate; he's part of a mating pair

Cheers,

James.

You'd need a bloody good arm, mate! What did you play, scrum half (good old #9!)? :lol:

And I'd like to publicly thank all forum members who didn't threaten to hit me with a brick, yesterday!

 

[lectricblueyes]

A pic would help, James, but your physical findings and the age of the subject are consistent with uncomplicated idiopathic infantile rectal prolapse. I was surprised to find almost nothing on this in the mantid literature, but it is a commonly associated in humans with mental retardation, autism and acrocephalosyndactyly (Apert's syndrome). Does the patient exhibit any of these signs/symptoms:Spinning around while waving its raptorial claws?

Failng to meet its Growth and Development landmarks in a timely fashion?

Demonstrating an inability to interact with other mantids and care givers?

Presenting with head deformity and webbing of the raptorial claws?

Acting kinda dumb?

If it meets any of these criteria, one or more of the following courses of treatment is suggested:

Extensive corrective surgery.

Wait and see.

Freezer.

Brick.

If it fails to meet any of the above criteria, you might wish to try one or more of the following:

Take it for a car ride and "forget" it on the way home.

Give it to your girlfriend (the one who likes mantids) for her birthday and hope she doesn't notice.

Wait and see.

Freezer.

Brick.

I hope that this will help you care for your little friend. Please keep us posted on any further developments!

LMAO. That's awesome man. Mine licks the short bus's window!

 

[lectricblueyes]

Thank you to Rick for the photo. It looks like this except sticking out a bit more.

Any thoughts on getting him into the Mantid Porn industry. I know some people at the Animal Porn-it channel!

 

[hibiscusmile]

<_< all of u guys get in the corner and don't come out till u know how to act! It will be a long stay for all of u I'm afraid! Phil, put down that brick! Kat, don't look at them, u r encouraging them.

 

[Katnapper]

So he's just airing out his goolies hahaThank you to Rick for the photo. It looks like this except sticking out a bit more.

And thankyou Phil for forwarding these psychological analyses. Fortunately he doesnt seem to be displaying any of these symptoms, apart from the 'acting kinda dumb' one every now and again. But i'd sooner take a brick to you, mate; he's part of a mating pair

Cheers,

James.

Well James, I'm glad you and your mantis are now sorted about his "goolies" sticking out.

 

[superfreak]

sigh....

 

[kamakiri]

That's not bursting...this is bursting!

 

[Katnapper]

That's not bursting...this is bursting!

Wow... those are some spectacular "goolies!"

 

[superfreak]

oh yeah, thats what it looks like. he showed me a little while ago and i congratulated him on his superbly well-endowed mantid. lucky boy!

 

[jameslongo]

That's not bursting...this is bursting!

Wow I don't know what's going on there. That's pretty spectacular haha. Mine is comparable but yours takes the cake!

 

[Kaddock]

I had this happen to both of my pet Death Head cockroaches when I was a kid... Except it was pretty much their entire abdominal contents, it was really weird, like the defecated themselves to death...