cleopatra creobroter pictipennis eating a fly kabob

[sally]

cleo the creo loves fly honey kabobs

 

[Paradoxica]

Cute! Does she actually work her way around the skewer to eat the flies?

 

[aNisip]

Cute! Does she actually work her way around the skewer to eat the flies?

...I wouldn't be suprised...they'll at first sink their chompers into the wood, realize its not eatable, then "groom" more of the skewer for honey and probably happen upon a fly...

 

[Digger]

Nikki wants to know if your restaurant has a drive-thru ??

 

[Montana]

That's pretty neat! I love it!

Does it clean the honey off itself after it finishes? I know honey at natural concentration is too sugary for microbial growth, but I wonder if it cold pose an infection issue later on if humidity or moisture levels get too high?

Thanks for sharing this!

 

[sally]

Haha anything for Nikki mantis ... Yes she goes round it to get the honey and the flies are stuck so voila

 

[agent A]

R u seriously feeding a creo that big flies that small? :lol:

 

[SilentDeviL]

R u seriously feeding a creo that big flies that small? :lol:

Alex you'll kill me My Cero's ate Hydies to adult lol ... Ooth still hatch like a champ .. So i don't see the Problem ... Just feed more .. lol I give 30 Hydie for Adults haha .. and of course Roach sometimes.

 

[sally]

Yes, cleo will snack on these every day. Even Alice the orchard still likes them she pops them like pills

 

[sally]

That's pretty neat! I love it! Does it clean the honey off itself after it finishes? I know honey at natural concentration is too sugary for microbial growth, but I wonder if it cold pose an infection issue later on if humidity or moisture levels get too high? Thanks for sharing this!

Yes she washes herself like a cat when she is done

 

[agent A]

Alex you'll kill me My Cero's ate Hydies to adult lol ... Ooth still hatch like a champ .. So i don't see the Problem ... Just feed more .. lol I give 30 Hydie for Adults haha .. and of course Roach sometimes.

mine eat hf by L3 and bb by L4, adult females get roaches when i feel like givin them roacheys, and they like to eat males who have just eaten a roach before mating :chef: <_<

 

[Danny.]

It's amazing how much fits inside such a little body.

 

[ScienceGirl]

That's pretty neat! I love it!

Does it clean the honey off itself after it finishes? I know honey at natural concentration is too sugary for microbial growth, but I wonder if it cold pose an infection issue later on if humidity or moisture levels get too high?

Thanks for sharing this!

Actually, honey is an antibacterial substance. At about 80% water concentration, it is fine. More than that and it begins to ferment. (The honeybees seal it when it is thick enough, so, as long as your bottled honey is sealed right and you don't mix water in, it can keep for a very long time.)

Mantids normally clean themselves periodically, especially after eating - so they should be fine from infection. :tt2:

And great idea on the flys with the honey!