RIP Metal

[Opivy]

are you trying to justify your actions?

 

[agent A]

are you trying to justify your actions?

no. Look, every now and then a mantis male dies in the line of duty, it's mother nature's plan. If God planned Metal to live, it wouldn't have mattered if Marissa was starving, he wouldn't have died. God plans how things happen, it might seem creul now, but Metal will be in the next generation, and things might be better in the long run. Marissa may lay more eggs, and my mantis rearing skill may become better. Everything happens for a reason, and apparantly God had planned for Metal to die like this at the time he did, but in the end things will be worth the loss of 1 little insect. You know what they say, sometimes for one thing to live, something else must die.

 

[agent A]

i got a pair of creobroter gemmatus this morning. ive heard the females can be quite aggressive towards the males.luckily major vex mated them for me before he sent them off!

As far as I have seen, receptive female C. gemmatus aren't very aggressive towards males, unless he runs up to her face and grabs her. Micake mated with both of my males, and one was in the cage all night with her (I went to bed before they finished), and the next morning they both were fine.

 

[Opivy]

Take it easy, I'm only messing with you.

But as others have pointed out, god didn't kill your male. You made a mistake, - live and learn.

 

[agent A]

Take it easy, I'm only messing with you.But as others have pointed out, god didn't kill your male. You made a mistake, - live and learn.

God didn't kill him, he let Marissa kill him, but it is part of his plan, and his plan is never wrong. Even when the worst things happen, better things eventually come.

 

[Opivy]

take responsibility man. You're playing it off like you had no control over the situation.

 

[massaman]

dont try to reason with agent as he dont take to well to reason and logic

 

[massaman]

well would hate to see him actually try to rear those expensive species if he is not capable of even maintaining a creobroter species or unable to breed them without being incompetent !

 

[agent A]

well would hate to see him actually try to rear those expensive species if he is not capable of even maintaining a creobroter species or unable to breed them without being incompetent !

I can keep a Creobroter. Anyway Metal, Marissa, and another male were in a net cage for a week with plenty of food and it just so happened that Marissa ate Metal. And if anyone else were to say they're male got eaten, I'm sure you guys wouldn't be saying it's all their fault or anything else like you have been to me.

 

[agent A]

here. see what the reaction was to another male being eaten was:

Look at this all of you!

 

[AmandaLynn]

I can keep a Creobroter. Anyway Metal, Marissa, and another male were in a net cage for a week with plenty of food and it just so happened that Marissa ate Metal. And if anyone else were to say they're male got eaten, I'm sure you guys wouldn't be saying it's all their fault or anything else like you have been to me.

I think you're right. A lot of people keep males and females in net cubes together, when mating, and sometimes regardless of what precautions a person takes, the male gets eaten. It just happens sometimes, it's the nature of the beast. I don't think you should take their criticism too personally though. Most of them are just giving you a hard time for the fun of it. You know, teasing?

 

[bassist]

no. Look, every now and then a mantis male dies in the line of duty, it's mother nature's plan. If God planned Metal to live, it wouldn't have mattered if Marissa was starving, he wouldn't have died. God plans how things happen, it might seem creul now, but Metal will be in the next generation, and things might be better in the long run. Marissa may lay more eggs, and my mantis rearing skill may become better. Everything happens for a reason, and apparantly God had planned for Metal to die like this at the time he did, but in the end things will be worth the loss of 1 little insect. You know what they say, sometimes for one thing to live, something else must die.

Not this again.

 

[agent A]

I think you're right. A lot of people keep males and females in net cubes together, when mating, and sometimes regardless of what precautions a person takes, the male gets eaten. It just happens sometimes, it's the nature of the beast. I don't think you should take their criticism too personally though. Most of them are just giving you a hard time for the fun of it. You know, teasing?

yeah well it's repeatative, I shouldn't be the only target of teasing. I am more capable of rearing mantids than you think. I have just managed to get a female to lay ooths, and issue I once had, and I ask a lot of questions when I am concerned, which my school princapal says is a sign of strength to ask questions

 

[Opivy]

Amanda is right. But the reason you are a target of teasing is because you're stubborn. It's just comical

 

[agent A]

Amanda is right. But the reason you are a target of teasing is because you're stubborn. It's just comical

how am I stubborn?

 

[bassist]

Amanda is right. But the reason you are a target of teasing is because you're stubborn. It's just comical

Imo he's beyond stubborn he has to be a troll I tell you. D:

 

[AmandaLynn]

yeah well it's repeatative, I shouldn't be the only target of teasing. I am more capable of rearing mantids than you think. I have just managed to get a female to lay ooths, and issue I once had, and I ask a lot of questions when I am concerned, which my school princapal says is a sign of strength to ask questions

Me? Um, I thought I was agreeing with you. I don't think that there is anything wrong with asking questions. I'm a big advocate of thinking for ones self and asking a lot of questions.

 

[agent A]

Imo he's beyond stubborn he has to be a troll I tell you. D:

hey I am not that stubborn! a lot of times I am overwhelmed by multiple opinions.

 

[Opivy]

The 'teasing' in this thread are people trying to help you learn. If you weren't stubborn you would have considered that 'Metal' dying possibly could have been avoided. Not just reasoning it was an act of god.

 

[MantidLord]

I'm kinda split on this one. I don't think it's right for anyone to call you incompetent. Especially if they never put punctuation marks in their posts . True it could have been avoided but we learn from mistakes. I wouldn't say it is God's fault but true, everything does happen for a reason. I'm not gonna condemn you, just be careful next time.