Male Mantis Mating Rituals

[itzjustjeff]

I just noticed this after all these years, but the male mantis crossed his antennae into a loop and would occasionally tap the back of the female mantis in quick succession. Has anyone seen this before?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kXY_NMdPTPIJbM35vKiQAIOs64yJz2JF/view?usp=drivesdk

 

[QueenIkebana]

No, I've not noticed this behaviour before. Maybe it's a personal thing that that particular male Mantis did. It's almost like the drumming that male Tarantulas do when he wants to tell the female that he wants to mate. Quite similar.

 

[itzjustjeff]

So funny! I love picking up small details like that