[Z06] alien invasion
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Conejo Valley CA
OK... I know all you guys out there are going to think I'm a total dork and possibly flame me, but here it goes...
I have actually raised mantids. They typically hatch from their egg cases in the spring and grow through out the summer, molting about 5 or 6 times depending upon species. They mate in late summer and then die off. It is not surprising that va-c5 has come across this one now. From the picture, I can tell this is an adult male mantid. Right about now, full grown males are on the prowl to mate with females, so they are moving around a lot. The females release pheromones that can be detected from very long distances by the males. After mating, the female typically devours the male.
OK... more than enough with the entomology lesson...back to the Corvette Forum...
I have actually raised mantids. They typically hatch from their egg cases in the spring and grow through out the summer, molting about 5 or 6 times depending upon species. They mate in late summer and then die off. It is not surprising that va-c5 has come across this one now. From the picture, I can tell this is an adult male mantid. Right about now, full grown males are on the prowl to mate with females, so they are moving around a lot. The females release pheromones that can be detected from very long distances by the males. After mating, the female typically devours the male.
OK... more than enough with the entomology lesson...back to the Corvette Forum...
Pro
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 652
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From: Carthage NY
OK... I know all you guys out there are going to think I'm a total dork and possibly flame me, but here it goes...
I have actually raised mantids. They typically hatch from their egg cases in the spring and grow through out the summer, molting about 5 or 6 times depending upon species. They mate in late summer and then die off. It is not surprising that va-c5 has come across this one now. From the picture, I can tell this is an adult male mantid. Right about now, full grown males are on the prowl to mate with females, so they are moving around a lot. The females release pheromones that can be detected from very long distances by the males. After mating, the female typically devours the male.
OK... more than enough with the entomology lesson...back to the Corvette Forum...
I have actually raised mantids. They typically hatch from their egg cases in the spring and grow through out the summer, molting about 5 or 6 times depending upon species. They mate in late summer and then die off. It is not surprising that va-c5 has come across this one now. From the picture, I can tell this is an adult male mantid. Right about now, full grown males are on the prowl to mate with females, so they are moving around a lot. The females release pheromones that can be detected from very long distances by the males. After mating, the female typically devours the male.
OK... more than enough with the entomology lesson...back to the Corvette Forum...
Drifting
Joined: Oct 1999
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From: Near Philly PA
Some things never change. 
Interesting stuff! And I noticed that this guy, like most other buggy creatures, is attracted to someone else's yellow car. Is it the color yellow (or maybe the scent of Zaino) that brings bugs to my car by the hundreds?
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Interesting stuff! And I noticed that this guy, like most other buggy creatures, is attracted to someone else's yellow car. Is it the color yellow (or maybe the scent of Zaino) that brings bugs to my car by the hundreds?
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Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2007
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From: North Aurora IL
I would say it's the color.....
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From: Not on either liberal coast.
They're pretty neat little animals...I just read an article about the females eating the males, just like Black Widow spiders do. They sure like to eat the aphids and ants that bug me (pun intended).
Pro
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 538
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From: Beaverton OR
OK... I know all you guys out there are going to think I'm a total dork and possibly flame me, but here it goes...
I have actually raised mantids. They typically hatch from their egg cases in the spring and grow through out the summer, molting about 5 or 6 times depending upon species. They mate in late summer and then die off. It is not surprising that va-c5 has come across this one now. From the picture, I can tell this is an adult male mantid. Right about now, full grown males are on the prowl to mate with females, so they are moving around a lot. The females release pheromones that can be detected from very long distances by the males. After mating, the female typically devours the male.
OK... more than enough with the entomology lesson...back to the Corvette Forum...
I have actually raised mantids. They typically hatch from their egg cases in the spring and grow through out the summer, molting about 5 or 6 times depending upon species. They mate in late summer and then die off. It is not surprising that va-c5 has come across this one now. From the picture, I can tell this is an adult male mantid. Right about now, full grown males are on the prowl to mate with females, so they are moving around a lot. The females release pheromones that can be detected from very long distances by the males. After mating, the female typically devours the male.
OK... more than enough with the entomology lesson...back to the Corvette Forum...
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Thank you Steve Irwin reincarnate.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: Vilano Beach FL
Hahaha, OMG, during love bug season I can pick out my car in a parking lot because it has a black could of bugs hanging over it.
Lovebug: "Hey bob, check out the hot yellow number - I am going to go make some moves"
Melting Slicks
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From: New fairfield Connecticut
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2005
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
In nature, yellow is the color most often associated with to attract insects for cross pollination of flora. As much as I like yellow, that's the reason I wouldn't own a yellow car.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 1999
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From: Madison Alabama
Nice to know I'm not alone...these things are cool. We've caught a few here in Alabama that we kept in a plexy glass case for a week or so. My 11 year-old daughter was fascinated with them...she even named it "Manty". She did the research on them (neat when your kids study and learn but don't realize they are doing it!). We'd catch something live like a moth, cricket, fly to feed it. Manty was amazingly fast - blink of an eye and the moth was in it's arms. We added a Venus Fly Trap to the case that we picked up a Lowes - my wife thought we were getting a little weird. Our little cage of death! Can't wait for my 11 year-old to start dating