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Mantid Discussions
Breeding & Nymph Care
Spermatophore Ejected...Now What?
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<blockquote data-quote="PhilinYuma" data-source="post: 163533" data-attributes="member: 2509"><p>Somehow I missed the posts that suggest that the ejected spermatophore contains "left over" sperm. It isn't likely to be true since the mantis female, like females of a number of other insect orders, can retain the sperm from consecutively introduced spermatophores in multiple matings. The whole idea behind remating females after they have produced one or more fertile ooths is to "top up' the sperm supply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PhilinYuma, post: 163533, member: 2509"] Somehow I missed the posts that suggest that the ejected spermatophore contains "left over" sperm. It isn't likely to be true since the mantis female, like females of a number of other insect orders, can retain the sperm from consecutively introduced spermatophores in multiple matings. The whole idea behind remating females after they have produced one or more fertile ooths is to "top up' the sperm supply. [/QUOTE]
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