hymenopus coronatus drumming my firat ever mating attempt (alice's too)

[sally]

It's interesting that your female was receptive at just two weeks. Congrats! I hope she lays fertile ooths for you. As others said, it's still a good idea to re-mate this species. A pair of mine are mating right now. On my first two attempts, I put the male on her back and he hopped off and ran away. I wait a few days in between. So, I was happy when they connected tonight. Keep us posted.

i am glad yours connected as well i will remate her. i am reading up on everything i can find. when i put him in he did a shaking "dance" immediately. then hopped right on and did the drumming. he connected real soon after. she is soooo fat it is funny.i know i am overthetop with this but i am so excited! i just read the "dance" is called juddering

 

[ScienceGirl]

Congrats!

Alice, the female orchid, is SO gorgeous!!! Her fushia eyes and the green "veins" on her thorax... Lovely!

Wishing your future oothecas the BEST! (And your little orchids, too!)

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The male is so small!

 

[Sticky]

Good video! I like the fly..it wanted in on the fun!

I think I might have seen my multispina male do a similar move while on a female. I will have to wait and watch.

 

[ScienceGirl]

Live Drumming! unk: Haha... Mantid style! Man-man, man, man man... Mantid style! Hey....... annoying fly!

at: 0:57

 

[TheOtherSpecies]

I plan to have my first mating experience with Orchids also! I can't wait so I know how you feel!

 

[Ranitomeya]

It's interesting to hear that female orchids aren't normally receptive until many weeks after molting. My female became an adult on the first of March and I was able to get her to connect successfully for nearly 12 hours on the 8th of March. The male orchid jumped on her back and latched on almost immediately. As soon as he started scratching away at her wings, I was able to see her lower her abdomen for him. I will attempt mating her again at least once every week to ensure she is fertile though.

Good luck breeding yours! I had six females and unfortunately lost four of them while I was out of the country. My friend had an unavoidable engagement and they molted on the two days she was gone--they didn't get their post-molt hydration and perished. One of the two remaining then mismolted horribly and had to be euthanized.

 

[sally]

It's interesting to hear that female orchids aren't normally receptive until many weeks after molting. My female became an adult on the first of March and I was able to get her to connect successfully for nearly 12 hours on the 8th of March. The male orchid jumped on her back and latched on almost immediately. As soon as he started scratching away at her wings, I was able to see her lower her abdomen for him. I will attempt mating her again at least once every week to ensure she is fertile though.

Good luck breeding yours! I had six females and unfortunately lost four of them while I was out of the country. My friend had an unavoidable engagement and they molted on the two days she was gone--they didn't get their post-molt hydration and perished. One of the two remaining then mismolted horribly and had to be euthanized.

Thanks! I will try her again next week! Sorry about your other females