Mantid Noises

[Serle]

Question , has anyone in the forum heard a mantid make any call out pain response or danger warning ?  I was closing the lid on one of my mantid apartments and I clipped ones  rear leg , she jerked it back and I distinctly heard a squeal type of noise . Never had I heard or even thought that mantids had the lung capacity to create any type of audible call . A corroboration or contradiction would be interesting to hear ............. thnkz in advance .. Serle

 

[River Dane]

Maybe it was the sound of the exoskeleton or the lid? Or maybe they scratched against each other? It could also be a freak coincidence and some bird nearby squawked. It's interesting though. I've done that with my mantids many times, but I never heard them squeak. 

 

[hibiscusmile]

Yea, i have never either, raised thousands and never a peep.

 

[steeve]

I'm sorry about your mantis! The only sound I hear my largest mantis make is a satisfied crunching when eating bugs but that's about it 

 

[Mystymantis]

It was probably her legs scratching or sliding along the side of the container. As far as I know, mantises don't have the ability to make squeaks or noises. But it could be possible.

 

[hierodula]

This was several years ago, so I dont know how much its true, but I remember I had a majuscula mismolt, and as i picked it up, it made these very quiet chirping noises. I'd need to do much more on mantid uncomfortability and sensation to see if such a response is actually possible. 

 

[Serle]

I've looked/listened to it from these angles and know that it may be hard to believe tho I am sure the ''light'' squeal was made by this L6 Blepharopsis ............... keep listening , I will ..........  S

 

[Descartes]

Mantids don't communicate via sound, at least not on purpose, that we know of. They don't have ears, as we think of them.

Some mantids have a cyclopic ear (single ear) on their bellies that allows them to detect ultrasonic sounds. Researchers have shown that mantids use this ear to avoid bats at night -- when they are flying and detect a bat's echolocation they drop out of the sky to avoid predation.

My guess is that it was a leg on plastic. Good observation!