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Food and Feeding
Mantis hand feeding question
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<blockquote data-quote="ScienceGirl" data-source="post: 252440" data-attributes="member: 7015"><p>It depends on the mantis and how long it's been since they've caught something. A characteristic that categorizes something as "living" is that it can adapt to it's environment. (Basically, as my Biology teacher had said, "birds do it, bees do it, rocks don't." is the rule for differences of living vs. non-living.) If your mantids are used to their food being found at their mouths, offered by fingers, they'll absorb that as how their food is found. It may take them a while to catch food again, but in most circumstances, they'll still be able to do it. It just won't be as easy as having their food arrive, cleaned and prepared, at their mandibles. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ScienceGirl, post: 252440, member: 7015"] It depends on the mantis and how long it's been since they've caught something. A characteristic that categorizes something as "living" is that it can adapt to it's environment. (Basically, as my Biology teacher had said, "birds do it, bees do it, rocks don't." is the rule for differences of living vs. non-living.) If your mantids are used to their food being found at their mouths, offered by fingers, they'll absorb that as how their food is found. It may take them a while to catch food again, but in most circumstances, they'll still be able to do it. It just won't be as easy as having their food arrive, cleaned and prepared, at their mandibles. :) [/QUOTE]
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