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This is one of those animal habits that people think is totally weird. The female mantis is going to need food to make all those eggs. The male is not going to live much longer after he reproduces. Therefore, it makes sense for the female to eat the male and have extra energy to start making eggs. If you feed the female good before mateing her she might not eat the male It seem that this behavior is mostly observed in laboratory settings, when the mantis is starving. It doesnt happen all the time. Mantises rarely turn cannibalistoc in the wild. It's most done in captivity.
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∙ 12y agobecause if the female mantis is hungry enough during mating season she will just eat the closest insect and usually that's the male
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∙ 12y agoIt is believed that the protein helps the females eggs develop.
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∙ 11y agoa female praying mantis bites the males head right after intercourse so it can have food to help it create the ootheca but it also depends if its hungry and the species of mantis
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What is the praying mantis's habitat?
Anywhere that has insects but some praying mantises eat each other
Do praying mantis live alone?
Except during mating season, the praying mantis is a solitary insect.
What does it mean when praying mantis fight each other?
means death
Do praying mantis give live birth?
no praying mantises give birth from a egg the female praying mantis lays. no praying mantises give birth from a egg the female praying mantis lays. no praying mantises give birth from a egg the female praying mantis lays.
Is a praying mantis stronger than an ant?
It depends, generally, a praying mantis would be stronger, but ants are creatures that live in mass quantity. If you want straight facts, a praying mantis is stronger, if you care more about a real scenario, where there would probably be one praying mantis, and thousands of ants, ants would be stronger. Also to add to this point, ants carry up to 4 times their weight.
What is the difference between grasshoppers and praying mantis?
A grasshopper and Praying Mantis are two distinct species of insects. There are many species of both insects, additionally their size and habits vary. There are some 8000 species of grasshoppers and 2200 of the Mantis, each with unique identifying characteristics.
Do praying mantis live in pairs?
Some species do such as the Violin mantis however many will end up eating each other regardless of being fed well
Can you keep ladybugs and praying mantis egg in same cage?
No, each praying mantis needs their own living space and should not be kept in the same cage as another. If two or more are put together they will start to feed on one another.
Can two female praying mantis be together in a cage?
No because they would start fighting each other which is not pleasant.
Is a walking stick and a praying mantis the same?
there is a big difference between the two insects stick bugs eat only plants and mostly resemble sticks most stick bugs do not have wings some species however do.mantis are strictly carnivores eating only insects most mantis have wings and are able to fly most mantis resemble leaves and some times sticks.
Is a praying mantis a predator?
Birds, snakes, whatever justsohappens to stumble upon it with an empty stomach that the mantis itself doesn't eat... I guess.Birds, lizards and spiders, if it gets caught in a web. A big mantis will eat small lizards and birds, but a small mantis will be eaten by larger birds and lizards.
What were some of the Comanche traditions?
thay pooped on each others heads
