Mega Mantis L5 eats cricket (Video)

[Precarious]

What a gory mess!

Music by Precarious

 

[LauraMG]

It's like a scene out of the worst cricket massacre there ever was! Guts EVERYWHERE! All hail MEGA MANTIS!

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Man those are cool, I gotta get some. but I think I'm the only one in my house that would handle them due to there MEGA stature. :lol:

 

[kitkat39]

How dare you make me miss my Megas.. lol!

 

[angelofdeathzz]

How dare you make me miss my Megas.. lol!

Hey KitKat39 where did you get your Mega's from and can you get any more?

 

[Precarious]

Hey KitKat39 where did you get your Mega's from and can you get any more?

He got them the same place I did and they are long gone. That's why we're having trouble locating any females.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

I've seen some for sale in europe but its to cold for that trip now.

 

[kitkat39]

I've seen some for sale in europe but its to cold for that trip now.

Yeah I don't think I'd bother getting anything from Europe this time around.... give it some time.. I'm sure someone in the USA is already masterminding a mass production with these guys.. they're just not advertising it on the forum right now...

 

[Ricardo]

Man if they were our size we'd be screwed . . .

how big does this species get?

 

[Precarious]

Man if they were our size we'd be screwed . . .

how big does this species get?

They get almost 4 feet long. They grow to L27! It's pretty crazy.

Photos of adult female HERE.

 

[Ricardo]

They get almost 4 feet long. They grow to L27! It's pretty crazy.

Photos of adult female HERE.

I must have one!!!

do you breed them?

 

[Precarious]

I must have one!!!

do you breed them?

We're having trouble locating females. Believe me, if I can find a viable female I will breed them!

 

[Ricardo]

We're having trouble locating females. Believe me, if I can find a viable female I will breed them!

what is the biggest known mantid to date? the one you have?

 

[LauraMG]

We're having trouble locating females. Believe me, if I can find a viable female I will breed them!

I'm on it buddy. I'll find one....some how.....some way.....just don't ask questions.....

 

[Precarious]

what is the biggest known mantid to date? the one you have?

I forget the name but there is a mantid longer than this species, but it's built long and thin like a stick insect.

 

[Precarious]

I'm on it buddy. I'll find one....some how.....some way.....just don't ask questions.....

Well then, count me in and hook me up!!!

 

[PeterF]

So exciting!

If I can ask, how is that you all only have boys?

Also, what do you feed it as an adult?

Just a large number of crickets?

Roaches? Whole hams? Pikachus?

 

[Precarious]

So exciting!

If I can ask, how is that you all only have boys?

Also, what do you feed it as an adult?

Just a large number of crickets?

Roaches? Whole hams? Pikachus?

Just bad luck, I guess. My buddy only had boys too. I know someone with a pair and he's not giving the female up.

I'm hoping Laura G works her magic.

To be honest there really isn't much info out there on this species. I'm guessing puppies and kittens are in order once they get bigger.

 

[PeterF]

Well, here's always these for the next instar:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11817720