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Mating jade mantids

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:icongypsyh:
well they look happy! LOL

Your work is soooooooooooo good. I want so bad to get a nice camera and do this kind of work.

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:iconrain8a:
It sucks for the male 'cause after they're done mating... the female totally eats him :(
awesome picture!
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Whoahaa...priceless photo...!

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nah she wont..thats just a myth.if the female if well fed and you give the male plenty of room to get away after mating then she wont eat him.if its an old male thats on its last legs mayby..i breed lots of different mantis species and i cant remember the last time a male was eaten.The european mantis is more than likely to do it but again if shes well feed it very rarely happens,probably happens in the wild more if theres not alot of food about.but in culture if the female is well fed theres no reason for the female to eat him.

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Wow, thos colors are just incredible. :) Heh, she looks like she's thinking about ripping his head off. ;)

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:iconrain8a:
Oh I see, I always thought they did.
Thanks for clearly that up.
..again great picture!!
:iconkorpsus:
great detail! the smaller male does not have a single leg on the floor!

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woah great, also curious to see that male eyeballs
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wow, well i hope there is a lot of room for him to go (lets hope she isnt hungry either) how many do you suppose they could lay?

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Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
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Mar 14, 2009, 9:37:02 PM

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