Wingless boxer mating attempt

[leviatan]

Oxypilus annulatus

Wingless boxer by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[sally]

It looks like sign language

 

[Scruffy Aphid Herder]

lol at like 0:43 she's like.."where'd he go ?"

 

[twolfe]

Very cute. It's funny how she didn't move at all for a while.

 

[D_Hemptress]

boxers are soo awesome!

 

[Precarious]

Awesome vid! I hope you get them bred because that ooth never hatched.

 

[leviatan]

Oxypilus annulatus by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr


Oxypilus annulatus by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[D_Hemptress]

haha that last pictures like she is waving

 

[agent A]

haha that last pictures like she is waving

she's shooing the cameraman off

 

[devetaki9]

Lol, she is probably thinking, really? Can you not take pictures? Lol. Thank you so much for sharing, they seem to be a very interesting species

 

[Sticky]

Watching the video suddenly made me think of jumping spiders and all thier precise movements and gestures.

 

[leviatan]

Oxypilus annulatus by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr


Oxypilus annulatus ooth by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[melano]

poor male ! But what a gift !!!

I hope you will have extra ooths to sale :clover:

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Poor guy, hope that ooth is fertile! And many others to come for you!

 

[leviatan]

She is mated already, this ooth is 3rd, so I wanted to remate her again and I have one male left!

 

[leviatan]

Oxypilus annulatus by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[leviatan]

New generation Oxypilus


You can see eyes of the larva inside the ooth

 

[leviatan]

Oxypilus annulatus by leviatan.mantis, on Flickr

 

[Extrememantid]

What a cool species!