How to attract male mantises?

[Mantidfinatic13]

Hello everyone ! i recently found a female orthodera sp and i was wondering how i can attract males. I currently have her in a mesh cage outside however i dont think she is old enough to pheromone call. But i am not sure what pheromone calling looks like and i cant seem to find a pic so maybe she is. What does phermemone calling look like (if anybody has a picture) and what time do they do it. Also how far can pheromone trails lead? The last place i found a male was at my school which is approximety 800 m away. Or is there any other way to attract males?

 

[minomantis]

I always love finding mantids outside. I have a couple pictures of females calling, but many people won’t see them because they tend to call at night. I don’t know the exact data for how far the pheromones can travel, but males are designed to pick up their scent, so if there’s a male in the area, he will be attracted to her. I would just keep feeding her and it’ll happen!  good luck!

 

[hibiscusmile]

Her back end will be movingore. 

 

[Mantidfinatic13]

Thanks @hibiscusmile and @minomantis

 

[TheWrongCrowd]

I laughed at the title when I saw this