female chinese wings still ruffled...

[mykey14]

hey everyone,

my female chinese mantis molted into an adult last night around 10:50 pm

i checked on her at 11:30 pm and she was hanging from the tip of her butt

at 12:14 pm she was out of her old skin and drying off.

when i woke up today at 6:50am her wings were still kinda crumpiled and ruffled.

now its 4:05 pm (right now) and they're still ruffled!

will they stay like this?

is there a chance that they could un ruffle and be usable?

 

[agent A]

by now they r ruffled for good

 

[brancsikia339]

Yeah. Once they harden there's no going back sorry.

 

[mkayum]

But as long she eats. She will be just fine. Female mantids rarely use their wings to fly & they'll eat and eat then they would be heavy to fly. lol. .

 

[hibiscusmile]

yes, the others are right, her wings will not straighten out, but that won't effect her health.

 

[mykey14]

thanks for replying.

it sadens me that she wont have pretty wings but im also relieved that it wont negatively effect her health

hmmm

maybe i should've posted this under health problems

 

[Krissim Klaw]

Sadly they will stay ruffled but I wouldn't say they aren't going to be pretty. Some girlies like to have a more creative sense of style than others. B)

 

[mkayum]

Sadly they will stay ruffled but I wouldn't say they aren't going to be pretty. Some girlies like to have a more creative sense of style than others. B)

Haha! Touche. C:

 

[agent A]

Sadly they will stay ruffled but I wouldn't say they aren't going to be pretty. Some girlies like to have a more creative sense of style than others. B)

It might make mating hard

My pseudoharpax had ruffled wings and she must've been nervous havin a male come at her without her wings protecting the abdomen

So she didn't want to mate

Also seen tenodera males have difficulty connecting when a female has ruffled wings

But it could work

Male popa don't have probs with my female who has slightly ruffled wings, but her wings r tiny!!!

 

[Krissim Klaw]

It might make mating hard

My pseudoharpax had ruffled wings and she must've been nervous havin a male come at her without her wings protecting the abdomen

So she didn't want to mate

Also seen tenodera males have difficulty connecting when a female has ruffled wings

But it could work

Male popa don't have probs with my female who has slightly ruffled wings, but her wings r tiny!!!

You got to love them tiny ruffled nub wings http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/KrissimKlaw1/TimkerbellNubWings6.png

 

[mykey14]

these wings are really getting in her way,

this may seem hardcore,but

can i clip a bit of her wings off?

would it hurt her?

 

[agent A]

There is no need to clip the wings!! Use clay or a paper clip to put them in the proper position if u have to

 

[PhilinYuma]

A lot of folks clip wings that hamper yr mantid's movement. Clip only as much as you have to, of course.

Why do you object to clipping, Agent A? The area is not enervated and it would seem that burdening the ,mantis with clay or paper clips might increase her problems.

 

[agent A]

A lot of folks clip wings that hamper yr mantid's movement. Clip only as much as you have to, of course.

Why do you object to clipping, Agent A? The area is not enervated and it would seem that burdening the ,mantis with clay or paper clips might increase her problems.

I was told by someone on ukmf the wings have veins and nerves and stuff and it would harm it

Someone on ukmf got banned for suggesting I clip my pseudoharpax wings once

 

[mykey14]

how the heck do i do anything to her wings with clay/paper clip?

those seem like it would further inhibit her movement.

 

[PhilinYuma]

I was told by someone on ukmf the wings have veins and nerves and stuff and it would harm it

Someone on ukmf got banned for suggesting I clip my pseudoharpax wings once

It's quite true, Y.A., insects' wings do have veins and nerves and probably stuff, as well. But they develop as the newly exposed wing expands after eclosure: Since someone has told you otherwise, here is a nicely non-technical explanation of how the veins (and stuff) develop from the Wikipedia article Insect Wings:"As the wing develops, the dorsal and ventral integumental layers become closely apposed over most of their area forming the wing membrane. The remaining areas form channels, the future veins, in which the nerves and tracheae may occur." In other words, the veins become functional as the hemolymph flows into them and expands them. You can see this in a newly emerged butterfly or dragonfly "pumping" its wings to fully expand them. Once the wings have dried, though, the development stops and in the case of undeveloped wings, the channels are never properly developed into veins, and they will not "bleed" after they are severed, unless you cut deeply into the "root" of the wing. .

The sixth level, subsection III anex 5 in Dante's Inferno, is reserved for adults who give others advice without bothering to check their facts. I am sorry that you were misled, but Now You Know!