is this a safe treat?

[MantisDude15]

hey everyone, i was eating a lollipop the other day, adn i put it on the table. my mantis went to it and started licking it. is this ok? or will he have some sort of problems from it? thanks

 

[Shelbycsx]

Was it a tootsie pop? Did the mantis find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop?? :lol: Just kidding. But seriously, what flavor was it? Is it the smell or moisture that attracts the mantis?

 

[Rick]

Your mantis licked it? Some of the things some of you say your mantids do is hardly believable. But it probably sensed the moisture in it and needed water.

 

[MantisDude15]

sorry rick, i didnt know how else to put it... it didnt take a bite out of it. should i say he "dranK" it? lol. i gave it bubblegum, and banana. liked em both lol.

 

[MantisDude15]

oh and i mist them daily, so they didnt need the water. i think the sugar or something attracted them. but idk.

 

[Rick]

sorry rick, i didnt know how else to put it... it didnt take a bite out of it. should i say he "dranK" it? lol. i gave it bubblegum, and banana. liked em both lol.

I wasn't trying to say anything about the licking but more about the whole deal. Even though you mist your mantis might still be needing more moisture and sensed the moisture.

 

[enlightenment]

Do Mantids find lollipops in the wild?

There is yer answer.

Dear dear... :roll:

 

[yen_saw]

I feed my spiny flower, nigerian flower, orchid, etc - flower type mantis - honey and they take it when hand fed. In the wild, mantis sometimes catches insects like butterfly, bee, flies of all kind that has taken flower nectar which is a good source of energy for the mantis.

 

[Rick]

I feed my spiny flower, nigerian flower, orchid, etc - flower type mantis - honey and they take it when hand fed. In the wild, mantis sometimes catches insects like butterfly, bee, flies of all kind that has taken flower nectar which is a good source of energy for the mantis.

I feed my feeder houseflies honey to make them last longer so the mantids end up eating the honey too.

 

[AFK]

the mantis probably either just detected water and was lapping that up or detected some other substance(s) commonly associate with or found in natural prey. like, i don't think mantises seek out honey (lol), but it probably associates honey with prey and so consumes it. you don't have herpes type I or II do you though? cuz if so, you might wanna get your mantis check out then.

 

[Mister Michael]

The mantid was probably just lapping up your saliva not the actual lollipop maybe it associated the color of the candy with a flower or sumthin