I'm kinda new to mantis breeding, I've only bred Chinese mantises and this is my first time trying to breed D. Lobata. I had a couple of pairs of adults but only tried to breed one pair as the male was consistently trying to go for it.
I didn't really notice until a friend pointed it out, but the abdomen looked kinda swollen to her. I looked at videos such as this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHNhbLKz-68) and noticed the abdomen of their D. Lobata is strangely skinnier than the one I have now. I'm not expert, does this mantis look pregnant? Or maybe digesting a meal?
I didn't really notice until a friend pointed it out, but the abdomen looked kinda swollen to her. I looked at videos such as this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHNhbLKz-68) and noticed the abdomen of their D. Lobata is strangely skinnier than the one I have now. I'm not expert, does this mantis look pregnant? Or maybe digesting a meal?