Yipes. 2 praying mantes mating on my window & you know what that means...

[Hissyspit]

They are hanging motionless on my outside window screen, but it won't be long.

Should I go outside and warn him?

[Deja Q]

1. The motion will start!

:blush:

Then the female eats the male... and not in a good way. :9

[rug]

2. Bugs or no bugs, this is still a sex thread.

[Deja Q]

3. At least it's not about buggery!

Doin' it with animals is gross.

[Hissyspit]

4. No, it's a dead guy-mantis thread.

[warrior1]

5. eepp

[In_The_Wind]

7. it'll work every-time

:thumbsup: ya just gotta have the right bait

[Vidar]

8. Good find.

[billyskank]

6. The poor guy thinks his impending death is still worth it for a shag

I'm saying nothing. ;)

[trof]

9. Breakfast time for the lady!

uh oh

[populistdriven]

10. pretty girl eats a live mantis

http://thatvideosite.com/video/3296

[Hissyspit]

11. Hunh. I'm back at the window after several hours and she didn't eat him.

They're both hanging out, but she is on the window and he is on the outer edge of the eaves. She is definitely engorged/impregnated. I don't think it's a different guy; he's the same size and color. i know they don't ALWAYS eat their mates. Maybe he just got away this time. No, he definitely survived, but she is keeping an eye on him. Interesting.

[Drum]

12. Could be a day/night doubleheader...stay tuned.

[Hissyspit]

13. She has walked over to where he was on the eave - several feet

...so she is definitely keeping track of him. I'm gonna go outside and check them out.

I see no sign of him, now. I think he wised up and took off. Interesting that she went over to where he was standing about 30 minutes ago.

[sarge43]

14. Did she test him with a fork? Maybe he wasn't done yet. n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

15. studies dispute that the eating happens in nature that regularly

its more of a after effect of having hungry females mating

[BrotherBuzz]

18. And that's why I always wined and dined my women first

:hide:

[Hissyspit]

19. I knew it didn't happen all the time and there is debate about WHY it

happens.

I'm just happy for him.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. She needs options...

put out some tasty hors d'oeuvres to give her hubby time to run away.

[gardenista]

17. looks like he either is the right species

or he was able to fulfill his biological destiny without losing his head

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f02/web1/mdoughty.html

[Hissyspit]

20. Great link. I missed the ritual dance. They were already getting busy

when I first saw them.

He was smaller and brown and she was larger and green.