I have a Dilema

[agent A]

Okay so I have a female C. gemmatus who became adult on Tuesday and a male who became adult today. I also have a male who's been adult for 2 weeks. The fresh male is about an eigth of an inch larger than my 2 week old. If I breed the larger one with the female, will there be any more benifits than if she mates with the smaller one (increased fertility/production, larger adults of next generation)?

 

[massaman]

nope there is no benefits whatsoever so if you breed them then its going to be nothing different it will be the same for both females as is!

 

[MantidLord]

nope there is no benefits whatsoever so if you breed them then its going to be nothing different it will be the same for both females as is!

I wouldn't say completely the same. There are such things as heredity. Though I'm not sure how much size comes into factor in terms of genetics with mantids (since it could be environmental factors), you'd definitely get different genes/characteristics depending on which one you use. In that situation, I usually breed both males with her and the one with the dominant genes survives. Though if you're looking to document generations, this may not help as you won't know who fathered the ooths. But that's one solution.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Okay so I have a female C. gemmatus who became adult on Tuesday and a male who became adult today. I also have a male who's been adult for 2 weeks. The fresh male is about an eigth of an inch larger than my 2 week old. If I breed the larger one with the female, will there be any more benifits than if she mates with the smaller one (increased fertility/production, larger adults of next generation)?

No. A golden rule of genetics is that if a trait can be produced environmentally, it is not a subject for genetic study.

 

[agent A]

Maybe his wings are just longer, I don't know.

 

[Rick]

No.

 

[agent A]

well I'm gonna breed her with the bigger male.