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Is my Mantis squating on me??
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<blockquote data-quote="crucis" data-source="post: 176325" data-attributes="member: 5604"><p>i've seen males do something like that as part of courtship behaviour.. but many mantids I've seen / kept may flatten themselves against a horizontal surface for no apparent reason. If i had to guess, i would say that they are feeling too exposed; that such behaviour is an attempt to lower their profile and minimise the chance of being spotted by a predator. I've seen them flatten themselves against a branch or tree trunk when I approach them in the wild... then again, i've also seem them do this to minimise the surface area that they expose to strong wind.</p><p></p><p>just my $0.02 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crucis, post: 176325, member: 5604"] i've seen males do something like that as part of courtship behaviour.. but many mantids I've seen / kept may flatten themselves against a horizontal surface for no apparent reason. If i had to guess, i would say that they are feeling too exposed; that such behaviour is an attempt to lower their profile and minimise the chance of being spotted by a predator. I've seen them flatten themselves against a branch or tree trunk when I approach them in the wild... then again, i've also seem them do this to minimise the surface area that they expose to strong wind. just my $0.02 :) [/QUOTE]
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