No, what is silly is arguing that Blaptica dubia are not good feeder insects for larger mantids and that feeding adult B. dubia to adult female Tenodera sinensis is fraught with danger for the mantid.
Who said they are not good feeders for larger mantids ? i use them loads, but there is a time and a place when larger prey items are not acceptable (some thing some one new to mantids might not understand)
Like i said before with some years mantid breeding and husbandry experience you might come to understand this :lol: your just looking for an argument were there is none, again, like you do.
Fraught with danger.
Now you are trying to put words in my mouth :lol: Those are your words, not mine.
I don't care one bit what your feed your mantids. That's up to you.
Well you obviously do care or why would you be arguing with me? and yes it is up to me just the same as my opinion is.
If you wanted to feed only Calliphora sp., that would be no skin off my nose.
Irrelavent! try to stick to the point
I have no interest in seeing how big an insect a mantid can capture and kill. You Brits seem to think that is all we care about over here in the Colonies.
Paranoia :blink:
I said "you" get your facts right and you do make it seem that way to me and a few others it seems on other threads.
The only reason I commented on your post is because what you said made little sense to me.
I understand that now, i'll try to explain in greater detail for you from now on.
As much sense to me as saying a 5th instar Hierodula membranacea couldn't safely handle a Calliphora sp..
Now why would you say that? flies are absolutely no threat what so ever to a mantis, oh unless one knocked a moulting mantis to the floor, so even a fly can be a threat to a mantis in the wrong circumstances wouldn't you agree?
