jooly
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Hello all!
My name is Julie Anthony, and I am doing research on the natural history of the Giant Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys dessicata). I was hoping for your help with my research! Unfortunately, Many of my adult females abdomens have been "exploding". Their abdomens will become large with eggs and their abdomens explode out the side and eventually kill them (photos below). I have also seen this with Chinese mantids and Ghost mantids in my experience. I've only seen this phenomenon happen in adult female mantids, never males. My question for you, is have you see this happen with your mantids? And if you have, what species was the mantid, what sex was the mantid, and what were you feeding them?
I would love to cite your information in my paper. Please let me know if that is alright with you.
Thanks so much for your help!
Julie
My name is Julie Anthony, and I am doing research on the natural history of the Giant Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys dessicata). I was hoping for your help with my research! Unfortunately, Many of my adult females abdomens have been "exploding". Their abdomens will become large with eggs and their abdomens explode out the side and eventually kill them (photos below). I have also seen this with Chinese mantids and Ghost mantids in my experience. I've only seen this phenomenon happen in adult female mantids, never males. My question for you, is have you see this happen with your mantids? And if you have, what species was the mantid, what sex was the mantid, and what were you feeding them?
I would love to cite your information in my paper. Please let me know if that is alright with you.
Thanks so much for your help!
Julie