what about hornet larvae

[massaman]

well what about feeding a mantis the developing larvae of a hornet as a food source say like the grub stage or such!

 

[hibiscusmile]

nothing wrong with that!

 

[PhilinYuma]

well what about feeding a mantis the developing larvae of a hornet as a food source say like the grub stage or such!

Ha ha! Have fun collecting them! :lol:

 

[Emile.Wilson]

Ha ha! Have fun collecting them! :lol:

yeah you probably will get stung many times

 

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The trick to getting wasp or hornet nest is you have to take it to the ground in the first hit then leave it alone for a few minutes then go collect your bounty.

 

[Katnapper]

The trick to getting wasp or hornet nest is you have to take it to the ground in the first hit then leave it alone for a few minutes then go collect your bounty.

:blink: :lol:

 

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:blink: :lol:

Yea it took a couple of trys to get the method right.

 

[Emile.Wilson]

seems like a waste just to get some larvae..... plus the wasps will still be in and around it buzzing around

 

[Rick]

Sure. Or you could feed what most of us feed, roaches, flies, crickets, etc.

 

[massaman]

now that summer is almost here i just hunt for insects outside and hope i can find some decent flies or something to feed my mantids

 

[Rick]

now that summer is almost here i just hunt for insects outside and hope i can find some decent flies or something to feed my mantids

Around here weedy meadows or any weedy areas are full of bugs. I go out in the summer and catch grasshoppers by the tons along with other stuff. I have big black crickets under logs around my house.

 

[hibiscusmile]

I was moving a bunch of firewood yesterday that needed stacked and a big ol earthworm was attached to one that had dirt stuck to it, I just couldnt bring myself to take it in to a mantis, too yucky!

 

[jameslongo]

I'll resurrect this topic to share something unusual. I caught a bunch of spitfires (Sawfly larvae) today thinking they'd be good mantid food. I present one to one of my hungry adult females, she takes a nibble and immediately throws it away. She started convulsing a little afterwards, although I suspect this was just old age coming into play. Are Sawfly larvae bad?

 

[PhilinYuma]

I'll resurrect this topic to share something unusual. I caught a bunch of spitfires (Sawfly larvae) today thinking they'd be good mantid food. I present one to one of my hungry adult females, she takes a nibble and immediately throws it away. She started convulsing a little afterwards, although I suspect this was just old age coming into play. Are Sawfly larvae bad?

I looked it up, James, and the larvae are certainly poisonous. For a reference that specifically mentions Australian sawflies, try: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10080356

Spitfires, eh? Great name!

 

[jameslongo]

I looked it up, James, and the larvae are certainly poisonous. For a reference that specifically mentions Australian sawflies, try: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10080356Spitfires, eh? Great name!

Lophyrotomin, the toxic octapeptide found in Australian sawfly larvae. Brilliant! Thanks Phil

 

[PhilinYuma]

Lophyrotomin, the toxic octapeptide found in Australian sawfly larvae. Brilliant! Thanks Phil

Welcome, James. It's one of my areas of specialization. Often, when I am walking my dog, kids will run up to me, show me a vial and say "Do you think that this octopeptide is toxic?" I usually pat them on the head and say, "Watch out! My dog will bite your a*se!"