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

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alice molted to adult feb.13. frankenweenie was an adult when i received him about 1 1/2 weeks ago so i am not sure with him. he is almost there now.... i keep checking...
they did it!!! they are connected. at 2:02 pm whew woo hoo

 
alice molted to adult feb.13. frankenweenie was an adult when i received him about 1 1/2 weeks ago so i am not sure with him. he is almost there now.... i keep checking...
she's only been adult 12 days!! wow!! the male is likely at least 3 weeks old

careful not to overfeed her now...

 
Fly wanted in on the action! Pervert. He'll get action alright when she tears into is tummy :devil:

What is "drumming?"

 
Fly wanted in on the action! Pervert. He'll get action alright when she tears into is tummy :devil:

What is "drumming?"
i just learned this from watching orchid mating vids.. it is when he taps on her back to( i think it was) lift her abdomen. i am sooooo super excited

 
Congrats! :clap:

Drumming is when a male uses his raptorials or antennae to quickly tap the females back (with the raptorials) or head (with the antennae) in quick succession (it sounds like he is drumming ) to tell the female he is there and to get her to raise her abdomen so he can connect, you're right ;)

 
Regardless, mate again after 3 more weeks and then after an ooth or two mate once more (just in case) and if u want to..I'm really excited and happy for you Sally! :) your first mantid mating! (And with this species too! ) all the better! You're getting the hang of this stuff! :)

 
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Yes I will try again after 3 weeks :) I hope the little male lives that long I don't know how old he is, he was an adult when I received him

 
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.

 

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