Life Span after maturity

planetq · Jul 21, 2009

According to this page: http://www.phasmidsincyberspace.com/GongylusGongylodes.html

it says that a G.Gongylodes female may live up to 12 months ( a year! ) after maturity (which I assume means after turning adult).

Is that true? I never kept this species before, but if it is true that's awesome! And those are gonna be my next species!

The longest I have kept any species after maturity was 4 months max. After a while they just seem to get really old, and lose grip and lose chewing power.

Are there any other species of mantises that live a relatively long life after maturity?

Now I'm starting to wonder if it is a common characteristic for the Empusidae group(which I assume that G.Gongylodes belongs to, just based on their look - correct me if I'm wrong)

to have relatively longer lives compared to some other families. <----this thought is just coming off of the fact that Empusa Fasciatas can spend their winters in dormant states.

Minkyu

Rick · Jul 22, 2009

I don't know much about that species but I doubt the 12 months thing. If it is not true I will say to get your info here instead.

hibiscusmile · Jul 22, 2009

After adult, some live a long time, I never counted though, the peacock is a long liver, and so is the violin and the orchid and dead leaf.... and .....

planetq · Jul 22, 2009

Rick said:
I don't know much about that species but I doubt the 12 months thing. If it is not true I will say to get your info here instead.

Yeah that's what I was suspecting, but just wanted to check with some people who had experience-

hibiscusmile said:
After adult, some live a long time, I never counted though, the peacock is a long liver, and so is the violin and the orchid and dead leaf.... and .....

How long approximately do these species live for Rebecca? and also how long do you think is the average for the orchids after maturity?

Minkyu