#mantises
We should let praying mantises and other bugs play on ipad
CHECK THIS SHIT OUT!!!
@is-the-bug-video-cute could this hurt the mantis from it hitting the screen so hard?
Rating:GREEN
It seems very unlikely that the mantis could injure itself here. This is, of course, not beneficial to the mantis, and doesn’t provide enrichment - but it’s not likely to be harmful.I will note thatwe don’t know enough about how insect perception works to know if they experience any negative response to frustrating stimuli like this, but as is, this mantis is not being threatened in any way.
Mantises love bananas. They also love honey, so I’d assumed that was just because they like the sugar boost. But then I got to thinking…
When wasps and bees are angry, they actually make a smell like bananas (to the point that smelling bananas will make them angry). And a wasp or bee getting eaten by a mantis probably isn’t happy. On top of that, a ripe enough banana has a color and consistency not unlike the muscle and haemolymph inside an insect. So…
You’re givin’ ‘em waspfruit.
Just had a splurge of thoughts I put in tags so I’ll copypaste them:
#mantises go bananas for bananas
#mantises can’t see yellow but most white and yellow things reflect UV which they can see
#actually maybe the association with bee smell is why they like honey too
#wonder if smelling like wasps is a banana defense mechanism against insects