PlayingMantis
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I've seen mantises fight passionately for one single fly, which usually results in a struggle of a couple of seconds until the winner emerges from the fight. Most of my mantises are not communal, so this is usually a non-issue.
Interestingly, my idolos occasionally would get into a jealous mood and fight over one stupid fly. It's as if they're like, "If I see my sister eating a fly, I will ignore all the 50 flies buzzing around and I must have the fly she is holding in her hands." I can't help but worry that such fights will be detrimental to their health, so I try to hang around during feeding time to break up any fights.
Today, to my pleasant surprise, two of my orchids were sharing a fly. At first I thought they were in the middle of a fight, but to my surprise, they were eating peacefully, and both finished the fly at the same time.
Sharing is caring.
Which, unfortunately, doesn't happen very often with mantids.
Interestingly, my idolos occasionally would get into a jealous mood and fight over one stupid fly. It's as if they're like, "If I see my sister eating a fly, I will ignore all the 50 flies buzzing around and I must have the fly she is holding in her hands." I can't help but worry that such fights will be detrimental to their health, so I try to hang around during feeding time to break up any fights.
Today, to my pleasant surprise, two of my orchids were sharing a fly. At first I thought they were in the middle of a fight, but to my surprise, they were eating peacefully, and both finished the fly at the same time.
Sharing is caring.
Which, unfortunately, doesn't happen very often with mantids.
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