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Mantid Discussions
Breeding & Nymph Care
Can you crossbreed mantids?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kris Anderson" data-source="post: 310203" data-attributes="member: 9682"><p>This is correct. Cross-breeding <u>usually </u>does not produce viable offspring. In the few cases that two congeners successfully mate, produce fertile oothecae that bring forth healthy nymphs that can mature properly, there has been no documented evidence that I am aware of that the adults produced from this unnatural union are fertile, i.e. capable of continuing another generation on their own. Thus, they are not true species or even hybrids but rather an aberration generated by the meddling of humans. Such unions typically do not occur in nature, as many congeners have cohabitated for hundreds of millions of years out in the wild and are not confined to terrariums, lack of mate selection, or manipulated mating by humans. Bear in mind also that if two different organisms can successfully reproduce viable offspring (a second generation that is fertile) then these two organisms are considered the same species.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kris Anderson, post: 310203, member: 9682"] This is correct. Cross-breeding [U]usually [/U]does not produce viable offspring. In the few cases that two congeners successfully mate, produce fertile oothecae that bring forth healthy nymphs that can mature properly, there has been no documented evidence that I am aware of that the adults produced from this unnatural union are fertile, i.e. capable of continuing another generation on their own. Thus, they are not true species or even hybrids but rather an aberration generated by the meddling of humans. Such unions typically do not occur in nature, as many congeners have cohabitated for hundreds of millions of years out in the wild and are not confined to terrariums, lack of mate selection, or manipulated mating by humans. Bear in mind also that if two different organisms can successfully reproduce viable offspring (a second generation that is fertile) then these two organisms are considered the same species. [/QUOTE]
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