Playing dead(leaf)

[Mime454]

I don't much care for this species, but they're really cute when you startle them. They'll fall to the bottom of their enclosure and do this.

 

[Krissim Klaw]

Give that bug a treat, way more convincing than my dog's play dead.

 

[Paradoxica]

Wow I didn't realize they would lay on their backs like that, if I found one of my bugs like that I would be digging a hole in the ground for him!

 

[rs4guy]

Why don't you care for this sp? Cool shot, cool behavior!

 

[Mime454]

Why don't you care for this sp? Cool shot, cool behavior!

They seem very boring to me. Never move or even hunt prey. Would probably starve to death if I didn't manipulate the circumstances.

Plus they are always near the bottom no matter how big their enclosure is. Makes them like to mismolt unless I take them from their cage for each molt.

 

[gripen]

My adult males do this a lot. Never seen a female do it.

 

[Mime454]

My adult males do this a lot. Never seen a female do it.

This is a sub adult male.

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Haha so cute! I've only witnessed this behaviour once, with my wacky hyper adult female Iris oratoria, Puzzle.

 

[gripen]

This is a sub adult male.

Are you sure... The shield looks like female from this angle.

 

[Mime454]

Are you sure... The shield looks like female from this angle.

Has 8 segments and wing buds. Also is smaller than my presub female.

 

[aNisip]

My adult males do this a lot. Never seen a female do it.

One of my females did it the other day and it took me by suprise since I thought only nymphs did it, she did indeed look like a dead leaf.....

 

[gripen]

Has 8 segments and wing buds. Also is smaller than my presub female.

OK my bad.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Ok,ok,ok, I don't care much for this species either. I have had 3 previous victims. They all did that!

Aaaaand I have to tell u guys that I am very quiet and slow with them so...startle shmartle!

The female that I have now did that the other night and I was all "That's how b#tches end up in a freezer." And she was all "My bad, my bad! I'm good here!"

What a drama queen!!

She however hangs out on the top, thank goodness. I was talking to Pre who has one he leaves out apparently. So I am now trying that with her. I left her out on my jasmine before I went to work a few hours ago & she's still in the same spot now.

 

[mantid_mike]

Lol..my my dessicata played dead with me this morning when I was bringing him out to leave him on my lamp for the day:

 

[Mime454]

Lol..my my dessicata played dead with me this morning when I was bringing him out to leave him on my lamp for the day:

My lobata female just lounges like tat sometimes. Was it an active response from him to act like that when he saw you?

 

[mantid_mike]

Yeah, he dropped flat like that when I opened his container. Sometimes when I startle him on the lamp, he falls off like a dead body and hits the floor.