more_rayne
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Here's my female D. lobata eating the male. Mating was unsuccessful.
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Dead leaf mantis eats her mate.
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sporeworld
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Dude! I can almost HEAR the crunches!
(What lens are you using...?)
(What lens are you using...?)
kitkat39
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Man that hurts just watching it! But something I saw a whole lot of... 
LauraMG
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Very nice Larry! Poor guy didn't have a chance
Ricardo
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can't you separate them before she does any damage? or did she do this when you weren't looking?
more_rayne
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She did it when I was looking. I tried to separate them, but the strike was fatal, so I just let her eat him.
Precarious
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Ouch! I hate when that happens. :mellow:
Ricardo
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the strike was fatal? Isn't it just an arm lock? does the scythe actually penetrate ?
more_rayne
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Check out the first photo, the female is several times the size of the male. The male is thin and scrawny, he'd only be a light snack for her.
Awww bummer! She thinks the male is tastier than cricket :blink: It happens a lot to D. lobata too, female could be fed to the point where she is going to burst but still find a way to store a male in her stomach :angry:
