Chinese Mantis Hasn't eaten for 4 days!

[sbugir]

Sorry, mate, but I reckon that she'll probably be dead in about five more weeks (from Aug 17th, that is).

-.-

 

[ismart]

prob still full from the feeding or something as its better not to over feed a mantis and its abdomen could rupture and you would be at a loss!

There is no way you can over feed an adult male mantis. He stays trim purposely so he can fly to find potenial mates.

 

[ismart]

Sorry, mate, but I reckon that she'll probably be dead in about five more weeks (from Aug 17th, that is).

Phil's on point! :lol:

 

[Katnapper]

Phil's on point! :lol:

Wow... he's just like Nostradamus!!

 

[massaman]

hmm I seen some site that says one species of mantis you must not over feed or its abdomen could burst but the name of it eludes me right now and read also overfeeding the asians I think could shorten their lifespans

 

[ismart]

hmm I seen some site that says one species of mantis you must not over feed or its abdomen could burst but the name of it eludes me right now and read also overfeeding the asians I think could shorten their lifespans

Where are you getting this info from? That's a bunch of rubbish! <_<

 

[massaman]

http://devecim.blogspot.com/2007/07/feedin...ing-mantis.html

If fed too much, their abdomen can burst, killing the mantis

this was when i googled about bursting abdomen and have seen in other forums people complained their mantis adbdomens were bursting cause of being overfed

 

[PhilinYuma]

http://devecim.blogspot.com/2007/07/feedin...ing-mantis.htmlIf fed too much, their abdomen can burst, killing the mantis

this was when i googled about bursting abdomen and have seen in other forums people complained their mantis adbdomens were bursting cause of being overfed

As Ismart says, it just isn't so. The only time that I ever saw a living creature explode from over eating was on Monty Python

Heavy feeding and high temperatures will shorten the time between molts, but I don't know if it shortens the mantis's lifespan over all.

 

[massaman]

also read overfeeding these species would shorten their lifespans

Giant Indian Mantis

Dead Leaf Mantis

Giant African Mantis

PSEUDOCREOBOTRA WAHLBERGII

 

[ismart]

also read overfeeding these species would shorten their lifespansGiant Indian Mantis

Dead Leaf Mantis

Giant African Mantis

PSEUDOCREOBOTRA WAHLBERGII

It's all hear say. The person in the blog even stated he heard that somewhere, and not whitnessed this himself.