Hymenopus coronatus

[ShieldMantid1997]

Some quick point-and-shoots of them

The girl

The guy

Breeding time:

Making moves

 

[Mime454]

Oh wow! Is that deep of red a normal coloration for the males?

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Oh wow! Is that deep of red a normal coloration for the males?

They can be lighter, have seen multiple shades but always dark red. Did that make sense? lol

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

One thing i have to say is the communication from male to female during orchid mantis intercourse is quite amazing

 

[agent A]

already mated? wow!! i will deffo get nymphs from u someday!!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

already mated? wow!! i will deffo get nymphs from u someday!!

haha i guess i can write your name down, no promises >.<

And that doesn't mean a bunch of people can start telling me to reserve nymphs that haven't even become zygotes yet! :lol:

 

[Paradoxica]

One thing i have to say is the communication from male to female during orchid mantis intercourse is quite amazing

How so?

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

How so?

The male will "drum" the females back to warn her that he will b advancing or moving.

Also when she starts to move a lot or flutter her wings, he will drum to remind her he is there.

For example every time he would move he would drum against her back right before. Also she was moving a lot while he was trying to connect and she stopped after the rapid drumming.

 

[Paradoxica]

Very cool!

 

[brancsikia339]

beauty! great job on the breeding!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

beauty! great job on the breeding!

Thanks

 

[mantid_mike]

One thing i have to say is the communication from male to female during orchid mantis intercourse is quite amazing

i agree 100%. I have a video of it, but still haven't figured out how to post it on here. So I'm guessing they connected??

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Yes, took him 5 hours but he finally did it, your guy is quite the horn y man

 

[Emckenzie24]

OMG WHOA thank you for the photos !!!!!!!

 

[sinensispsyched]

Someone should do an experiment on the communication between mating mantids!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Sounds like a cool idea

 

[Mime454]

Someone should do an experiment on the communication between mating mantids!

Something tells me that cannibalistic insects didn't go too far along the road of social evolution.

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

He is a horndog, just mounted her again

 

[mantid_mike]

double-impregnation. i like that.