Please help me

I need some information from anyone who KNOWS anything about Praying Mantis. I posted a picture with what I think is his tongue sticking out but my old sperm bank thinks that they don't stick out there tongues...please help me settle this matter.

I dont remember them sticking out a tongue....they grab their prey with their arms.....and start devouring it. Also I believe the female mantis will kill her male companion after they have sex...

I don't think they have tongues. That may be a bit of left over dinner. Not sure!

uhmmm, not sure about the "after" killing...I think it is before...i think i heard somewhere where the female rips the males head off first and this makes the male in the mood...not sure though.

Oh my goodness GH you sound just like my Old Bucket lol. I would hate to have to eat crow for the rest of the week. I can never tell him his is right, there will be no living with him, so I will just lie and say I was right lol.

This message was edited Monday, Sep 10th 7:15 AM

Don't know 'bout having a tongue but agree
with GH' I have many preying mantis,love them
but they also eat my good garden friends(lady
bugs,lacewings,etc. Watched the discovery chnl.
a few weeks ago and they will kill another
mantis if hungry,but didn't say anything 'bout
after mating,don't know'

Okay..this is what I've found out about the mating, still working on the tongue thing: *Reproduction*
Mating occurs and eggs are produced in the autumn. Although the female of some species of praying mantises is known for eating the head of its mate after copulation, this rarely occurs in this species and when it does, it may be an artifact of captivity. The egg sacks (oothecae) are deposited on flat open surfaces between Febuary and continue through to April . Laying can take between 3-5 hours. The female produces between 2-5 egg sacks which hold between 5-70 eggs each. The mantis passes the winter in the egg stage and is triggered to emerge by warming spring temperatures. When the nymphs emerge in the spring, all the hatchlings hatch within 11 days of each other. Nymphs pass through six stages (instars). Each stage lasts between 10-15 days and it can take between 3-6 months before the mantis is mature.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/orthodera/o._novaezealandiae$narrative.html#contents



This message was edited Monday, Sep 10th 9:00 AM

They have hinged mandibles which sort of stick out when they are extended, so it might look like they are sticking out a "tongue"

oh yes, forgot to mention making a snack of the poor male who has sex with her ......lol...you'd think after many moons of this the guys would get a clue....lol...instinct?
doesnt the black widow kill her mate too? just curious....my ex is still alive...so dont call me the black dahlia......only been married once...we had two kids,and he still has his head....haha...
kelly333

WINDSURF,HERE I AM SITTING HERE CRYING IN PAIN AND THOUGHT I WOULD LOOK AT POST TO GET MY MIND OF IT,WELL YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME FAUGHT SO HARD I AM CRYING..LISA OOOOOOOOOOU ALWAYS COME UP WITH THE BEST ANSWERS LOLOL

OOOOOOO U GUYS ARE THE BEST
LUV NANA

WINDSURF,HERE I AM SITTING HERE CRYING IN PAIN AND THOUGHT I WOULD LOOK AT POST TO GET MY MIND OF IT,WELL YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME LAUGHT SO HARD I AM CRYING..LISA OOOOOOOOOOU ALWAYS COME UP WITH THE BEST ANSWERS LOLOL

OOOOOOO U GUYS ARE THE BEST
LUV NANA

JustMeL you have to admit that your first answer was so funny, how could eating his head off before she gets the goodies help her get any after he's dead lol.
I am so glad that you cleared it up for us.

Thanks WoodS I think I'll use your answer on the OB so I don't have to admit that I was wwwrrroo, see I can't even say it now lol.

Kelly33 You couldn't be the Black Dahlia, she wasn't married nor did she kill anyone. She was the one that was cut half in two and her body was thrown in a field in Hollywood while trying to become an actress. Your thinking about the Black Widow, she killed her husbands.

Lisa
So what you are saying is the the male is willing to lose his head insteand of staying captive? LOL

sorry guys here iam seeing double again,these meds
are strong,,,,does anyone else see double

windsurffer....you are right....lol...I get them confused...I mean the one who killed all her husband(S)..but I dont recall her eating them....like the real black widow spiders do.....YUCK!

LOL here!Man O man,there'd be no males left in the world if human females did kill after! Well, sometimes they do look pretty dead after... LOL!

Tim, I have no idea of what I am saying! LOL I just took that bit of useful(?) info off the website. I know what you mean windsurffer about being confused..I still wanna say I read somewhere that it was before. I thought the same you thing you did: "How can he do that if his head is torn off..."

OH MY GOD!!! I have never laugh so hard at one posting since I have been a member here as I have laughed at this one, and I must say that Kelly33 there is so much that I want to say to your responce...but I don't want to get kicked off of DG. Just let me say this...there are a lot of hungury females that would....well need I say more lol. Blame it on the end of summer.

Nana God love ya, you should be resting instead of TRYING to see straight with all that medicine your taking lol.

Luvub I almost died laughing after reading your statement and lord only knows the things I woud love to say but can't lol, so I am just going to say thank you for putting a smile and a lot of dirty thoughts in my mind lol.

JML I am still laughing, girlfriend you are just tooo much!

windsurffer......ROTFL....hehehe....there is always email.
Kelly333

Your right Kelly333 but I am doing good to be able to type here and it would be awful hard to send everyone here a email lol. Let's just say I had a wonderful night last night, but I couldn't seem find my old bucket this morning lol.

This message was edited Monday, Sep 10th 11:46 PM