take em outside!!!

[Kaddock]

What is the chance my mantids will fly away if I take them for a walk?

:blink:

 

[idolomantis]

someone is trying to get a higher rank XD

if it's a male .. depend on his character

female and nymph 0%

 

[Katnapper]

I wouldn't chance it with an adult male.

 

[PhilinYuma]

What is the chance my mantids will fly away if I take them for a walk? :blink:

Shouldn't be a problem. You walk 'em on a leash, right? :lol:

 

[PhilinYuma]

Sorry! Double post!

 

[whamslam3]

so females dont fly? but males do? why is that? :huh:

 

[PhilinYuma]

so females dont fly? but males do? why is that? :huh:

It's pretty much the same as with human females. They just sit around, looking cute and emitting pheromones (perfume works the same way) and the males have to go looking for them!

Actually, this is true of a lot of insects, including some moths and beetles. In this part of the world, tarantualas go on a pigrimage each fall, looking for females. The female is carrying the eggs, and needs a lot of energy to develop and lay them. Sometimes the male, as with mantids and some spiders, unwittingly provides some extra energy in the form of raw protein!

 

[yeatzee]

Unfortunately, I lost 3 adult male Stagomantis Limbatas when I took them outside to mate only to have them fly away <_<

 

[Emile.Wilson]

It's pretty much the same as with human females. They just sit around, looking cute and emitting pheromones (perfume works the same way) and the males have to go looking for them!Actually, this is true of a lot of insects, including some moths and beetles. In this part of the world, tarantualas go on a pigrimage each fall, looking for females. The female is carrying the eggs, and needs a lot of energy to develop and lay them. Sometimes the male, as with mantids and some spiders, unwittingly provides some extra energy in the form of raw protein!

phil's got it, also female mantids are often too heavy to fly

 

[Rick]

so females dont fly? but males do? why is that? :huh:

Females are generally more heavily built and heavier. Males are more petite and much lighter. Females of many species only have small, short wings.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Yep insects or humans, we are fat! I used to fly, but me broom broke :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Katnapper]

Yep insects or humans, we are fat! I used to fly, but me broom broke :lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: Hey, wait a minute.... :mellow: speak for yourself! :angry:

[SIZE=8pt](And please remember not to mention to anyone that I'm trying to lose these stupid 20-30 pounds that have crept up on me since giving childbirth to Jesse. Kids!!!! :blink: <_< :angry: Oh, and hey, forgot to tell you.... Jesse thinks you gave me that broom!)[/SIZE]

 

[gadunka888]

a male mantis will probably fly away if you scare him. a female won't because she is carrying eggs and that makes her too heavy to fly.Nymphs won't fly because they don't even have wings

 

[mantidian]

a male mantis will probably fly away if you scare him. a female won't because she is carrying eggs and that makes her too heavy to fly.Nymphs won't fly because they don't even have wings

The reason male mantids tend to fly away is not because they get scared, its because they want to take that oportunity to escape.

 

[superfreak]

a male i have also has the tendancy to fly AWAY from ny females he sees <_<

 

[macro junkie]

i took a adult male jade mantis out in my garden the other day to take a few pics but i knew it would not fly away as hes pretty old and doesnt fly any more.Just in case tho your best just taken the females out that are full up with food..they cant fly hen

adult male jade mantis outside

 

[hibiscusmile]

Oh Macro, geougeous picture!