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7 Star Mantis Boxr
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 3:28 pm Post subject: CrossBreeding
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Has anyone ever crossbred one species of mantis with another? Just curious...
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silver_arctic1
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:58 pm Post subject:
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Successful cross breeding of P. wahlbergii and P. occelata has been documented. It's on the www.terra-typica.ch mantid photo database if you're interested.
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Rick
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:20 am Post subject:
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I would like to do carolina and chinese. Not sure how the heck to do it. I have seen many carolina males on the backs of female chinese trying to mate. There has to be a way!
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BJ9
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:36 am Post subject:
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AS far as I know only subspecies can be crossbreed, maybe even famililies. like the one you are sugesting. Occelata and whalbegi are practically the same thing though. Breeding a dead leaf with a orchid would be impossible, two different pheromons.or whalbergi and ghost.
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Rick
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject:
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I am gonna try chinese and african when both mature.
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MantisMan
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:
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Awesome, let us know how it goes.
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Rick
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:
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MantisMan wrote:
Awesome, let us know how it goes.
Probably will be a failure but I will try.
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Leah
Joined: 23 Feb 2004
Posts: 18
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject:
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Chinese are about twice the size of a large female african, you realize- its kind of like breeding a cat and a tiger...
Joined: 10 Jun 2004
Posts: 4
Location: Texas
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 3:28 pm Post subject: CrossBreeding
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Has anyone ever crossbred one species of mantis with another? Just curious...
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silver_arctic1
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Joined: 29 Oct 2003
Posts: 180
Location: Austin, TX
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:58 pm Post subject:
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Successful cross breeding of P. wahlbergii and P. occelata has been documented. It's on the www.terra-typica.ch mantid photo database if you're interested.
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Rick
Joined: 19 Sep 2004
Posts: 153
Location: NC
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:20 am Post subject:
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I would like to do carolina and chinese. Not sure how the heck to do it. I have seen many carolina males on the backs of female chinese trying to mate. There has to be a way!
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BJ9
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:36 am Post subject:
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AS far as I know only subspecies can be crossbreed, maybe even famililies. like the one you are sugesting. Occelata and whalbegi are practically the same thing though. Breeding a dead leaf with a orchid would be impossible, two different pheromons.or whalbergi and ghost.
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Rick
Joined: 19 Sep 2004
Posts: 153
Location: NC
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject:
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I am gonna try chinese and african when both mature.
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MantisMan
Joined: 05 Oct 2004
Posts: 77
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:
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Awesome, let us know how it goes.
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Rick
Joined: 19 Sep 2004
Posts: 153
Location: NC
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:
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MantisMan wrote:
Awesome, let us know how it goes.
Probably will be a failure but I will try.
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Leah
Joined: 23 Feb 2004
Posts: 18
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject:
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Chinese are about twice the size of a large female african, you realize- its kind of like breeding a cat and a tiger...