MALE IS BIGGER THAN THE FEMALE

[massaman]

CAN TWO MANTIS'S MATE IF THE MALE IS BIGGER (twice the size) THAN THE FEMALE???

I know the answer prob would be no but just thought i would ask!

 

[PhilinYuma]

CAN TWO MANTIS'S MATE IF THE MALE IS BIGGER (twice the size) THAN THE FEMALE???I know the answer prob would be no but just thought i would ask!

Do you enjoy any sports or outdoor activities Massaman? Things that would get you out of yr room and away from yr computer? :lol:

And before you even ask, the answer to the question about the lady and the mantis is Certainly Not!

 

[jameslongo]

Are you aware of any illicit androgenic anabolic steroids littering your male's enclosure? Does he catch the odd cricket or fly & smoosh its head against the wall? And lift pebbles over his head frequently? Chances are you have a female that is way too young for mating or your male mantis is on the juice

 

[Rick]

What kind of mantids? Is this you trying to crossbreed?

 

[idolomantis]

yes it can. my sphodromantis male is longer than my female.

 

[Rick]

yes it can. my sphodromantis male is longer than my female.

They are in many species but not 2x larger.

 

[jameslongo]

yes it can. my sphodromantis male is longer than my female.

Beat me to the punch, Rick.

Males are smaller as a general rule but not all abide by this. Like I said, you're probably going to kill a female nymph, else, as Rick said, they aren't birds of a feather.

Yay, leveled up!

 

[idolomantis]

They are in many species but not 2x larger.

i must of missed the "twice the size" part.

anyway, never heard of males being twice the size as females :mellow:

 

[Rick]

Males are often longer but they are much more lightly built (for flying) and are usually very petite and frail.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Yikes! You're probably right, Rick! I never even thought of a crossbreed despite the other post. He probably wants to mate a Chinese male and boxer female to make Chinese boxers.

Massaman: Put together a large male and much small female of different species, and you'll end up with a well fed male mantis!

 

[revmdn]

Is this post from the same member who had a mantis molt a leg out of it butt, and then lost it? <_<

 

[massaman]

i did not actually lose it as one of my other mantids had chomped away at it and was too late to do anything about it and this is not a excuse its what happened and never had any strange things happen after that!

 

[superfreak]

apart from this apparently gargantuan male, you mean?