Vibrating Mantis

[CoolMantid]

My mantis all of a sudden just vibrated and shook for two seconds long..... I was shocked and curious of about what was going on? IS it sick or scared. It has happened to me before.

 

[lancaster1313]

Sometimes they do that, it seems like a normal behavior to me. It happens more often when they get close to molting. However I have seen them do it when they weren't near molting. Perhaps it is some kind if defense mechanism that they do when they are disturbed or startled?

 

[CoolMantid]

Yah, she is a sub adult and has been like that for at least a month and a half with at least two crickets every other day. Is she going to molt soon

 

[twolfe]

My Mendicas shake a lot right before they molted to an adult. The female fooled me and was shaking the night before. So, I waited up for a couple of hours in the middle of the night and finally went to bed when she settled down. She was really shaking the next night and did molt then.

 

[CoolMantid]

YAY but she caught a cricket this morning and a least 7 or 8 hours later was when I noticed the strange vibrating..... I am so I excited cause she will be my first mantis that I ever had that will have wings..... Is there still a chance of molting

 

[patrickfraser]

Good luck! Hopefully all will go well and you will get your wings. Make sure to raise the humidity and give it water to drink.

 

[CoolMantid]

Will do