Orchid Mantis Drumming

[pohchunyee]

This male Orchid Mantis probably love Rock Band...LOL...maybe a hardcore drummer!!

Male Orchid Mantis Drumming

 

[Katnapper]

Never seen it in person yet... but have seen video before. Looking forward to someday when I see it in person.

 

[Kruszakus]

What's so strange about it? A lot of randy males drum as well, and I don't mean just them Hymenopus males

 

[Katnapper]

What's so strange about it? A lot of randy males drum as well, and I don't mean just them Hymenopus males

I used to be married to one.

 

[pohchunyee]

What's so strange about it? A lot of randy males drum as well, and I don't mean just them Hymenopus males

Never seen one with my own eyes....all my other male specie just hope on and do his thing and if he is lucky, he will still have his head

 

[Kruszakus]

I used to be married to one.

I don't think you really got the hang of my reply

 

[f.wattiez]

Hello,

With each coupling I noted this practice of the male!

I leave the male a few days with the female and I often hear the male typed on the back of the female!

Bests regards, François!

 

[Rick]

Yep. Seen it in person several times.

 

[mantisfart2]

Had my first pairing of these yesterday, probably my easiest so far, male just hopped on did the drumming you mentioned and within an hour he had connected

other species i have paired have done the drumming but not for so long or as often, he can hold a beat and hes pretty loud for a little guy. Great vid too thanks for sharing it.

 

[bassist]

The actual mating isn't the problem the laying is.

 

[mantisfart2]

The actual mating isn't the problem the laying is.

Is the glass half full or half empty?

 

[Emile.Wilson]

Bootay slap

 

[hibiscusmile]

bad Emile! I just put males in with the L girls tonight, and can hardly hear the maggots dying from all the tapping going on! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Emile.Wilson]

bad Emile! I just put males in with the L girls tonight, and can hardly hear the maggots dying from all the tapping going on! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Its your males that are doing that slapping that i hear every day i am in my room

 

[Katnapper]

Its your males that are doing that slapping that i hear every day i am in my room

Hmmm.... is he saying she taught them everything they know? :lol:

 

[hibiscusmile]

Probably!

 

[mantisfart2]

Checked on the female this morning and shes in the process of laying an ooth will take a pic latter

 

[Emile.Wilson]

Hmmm.... is he saying she taught them everything they know? :lol:

Probably!

Exactly!

 

[Cosmic]

Checked on the female this morning and shes in the process of laying an ooth will take a pic latter

Well done Kev , it's easy when you know how