Mantis Eats own Limb

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a1_collection

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Well I went to feed my mantis today and found that one of the hind legs lost a tarsi. It is properly feed and housed. I have no idea what happened. It cannot be feeder crickets because I hand feed my mantises. Any ideas?

Thanks

 
Yes, they can snap off if accidentally stuck in the lid, or can just break b/c of excess pressure. The mantis doesn't necessarily have to have eaten it.

 
I had an adult orchid female that over the course of a few days chew off her entire left forearm. She died shortly afterwards to completely unrelated causes, so I have no idea what her problem was.

 
That part often breaks off. It is pretty common on older mantids.

 
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