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Help! What is my mated girl oozing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Deacon" data-source="post: 286504" data-attributes="member: 8619"><p>You are very bug smart and I really appreciate what you've told me. ( I had tried to find a diagram with some details about her body parts---guess I needed a class in entomology.) The prolapse is definitely on top. Her frass is about half the size as before. It also explains why my grandson said she was "pooping out the blob." So, the gonopore (thanks for that term <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) is under that little flap at the very end of the abdomen---quite the opposite that I had imagined.</p><p></p><p>Oh my, I just looked back through the photos I took right before and during the mating. Her anus had already started to prolapse <strong>before</strong> they even mated---one little green bubble and the white spot shows when they were still a foot apart. Then another photo during the mating shows three little bubbles. At the time, I thought it was spermatophore that he dropped on her back before connecting! What did I know? In the days following, it grew to what the original photo above shows. Oh, poor girl.</p><p></p><p>Again, I sincerely thank you for <strong>all</strong> your help and information and for giving me a quick mantis 101 course! I'm getting smarter but I'm still at a loss as to what to do. Is it cruel to keep her and hope she lays an ootheca?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon, post: 286504, member: 8619"] You are very bug smart and I really appreciate what you've told me. ( I had tried to find a diagram with some details about her body parts---guess I needed a class in entomology.) The prolapse is definitely on top. Her frass is about half the size as before. It also explains why my grandson said she was "pooping out the blob." So, the gonopore (thanks for that term :) ) is under that little flap at the very end of the abdomen---quite the opposite that I had imagined. Oh my, I just looked back through the photos I took right before and during the mating. Her anus had already started to prolapse [B]before[/B] they even mated---one little green bubble and the white spot shows when they were still a foot apart. Then another photo during the mating shows three little bubbles. At the time, I thought it was spermatophore that he dropped on her back before connecting! What did I know? In the days following, it grew to what the original photo above shows. Oh, poor girl. Again, I sincerely thank you for [B]all[/B] your help and information and for giving me a quick mantis 101 course! I'm getting smarter but I'm still at a loss as to what to do. Is it cruel to keep her and hope she lays an ootheca? [/QUOTE]
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