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stubeanz
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:31 am    Post subject: sexing mantis Reply with quote
hi i have alot of mantis and want to breed them but the first part to breeding them is sexing them Laughing so i just wondered how to sex mantis ive seen websites saying 8 lines on the abomen = male and 6-7 = female but then ive seen websites saying it the other way round .
does anyone have any pictures of their mantis and the sex or anyone that could just tell me which is right Razz
thanx stu
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Have you tried on here ? http://www.mantidforum.com/forum/index.php
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
kool cheers for that Smile
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Okay, you need to look on the underside (ventral) of the mantids abdomen. You will see clearly defined segments. Start counting where the rear legs join the thorax.

If you can count more than 6 it is female. You can see 8 on a male, 6 on a female.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanx for that i think most of them are females lol
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