Idolo threat sounds

[guapoalto049]

Sometimes when my Idolo gets restless I let her out of the cage to roam. Tonight I scared her a little when I came into the room and she did her threat pose and rubbed her wings on her legs. The result was a really audible noise that sounded like a zipper!

This was the first mantis threat that actually scared me. Thought it was really cool, has anyone else had this happen?

 

[sporeworld]

I never experienced it, but there's a thread here or on the UK forum that explains it. I was hoping for it, but couldn't bring myself to stress them out. :-(

 

[bryan123]

are you sure that wasnt yours? haha jk. sounds interesting!

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Never heard that sound but mine did threaten to beat me up if I didn't get her hitched.

 

[hibiscusmile]

humm, possible domestic abuse case coming up!

 

[Rick]

I like it too.

 

[lancaster1313]

It would be great if someone could make a video of a noisy threat display. All of my mantids have been silent, and I have a hard time getting any to do a threat display at all.

 

[yen_saw]

this was taken a few years back when i bred Idolomantis. I was lucky this adult male was making the threat pose and sound.... sorry for the blurry image.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Lordy Yen, what a racket!

 

[PhilinYuma]

Yeah, for what it's worth, that's stridulation, in this case performed by rubbing the tegmen (forewing) against the hind leg. A lot of insects do it, most famously grasshoppers, crix and katydids, either as a courtship or a threat display.

 

[hierodula]

One of my eoros did that once, except it sounded like a hiss

 

[MantidLord]

My Iris oratoria do that all of the time. Reminds me of a paper fan.

 

[dgerndt]

I saw a video on youtube of a mantis doing a threat display and rubbing it's abdomen against its outstretched wings. It was pretty cool.

 

[Schloaty]

Dang, Yen, that's just creepy!

 

[sbugir]

That was pretty darn cool.

 

[yen_saw]

for a moment i thought that Idolo male has turn into a giant grasshopper :blink: