Praying Mantis, Miomantis caffra cannibalising a dead mantis body.

Blu

Unfortunately one my free range pet mantis had an unfortunate meeting with a door.

I put it outside for my ants, Rhytidoponera chalybea,but guess what turned up for dinner.

Certainly in the case of this mantis at least it proves that mantis are opportunistic feeders and will take dead animals at times.



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Blu Unfortunately one my free range pet mantis had an unfortunate meeting with a door. I put it outside for my ants, Rhytidoponera chalybea,but guess what turned up for dinner. Certainly in the case of this mantis at least it proves that mantis are opportunistic feeders and will take dead animals at times. rb
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