Comments on: Mantis Rescue!!! http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/11/23/mantis-rescue/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nightlurker http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/11/23/mantis-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-3774 nightlurker Sun, 17 May 2009 07:42:46 +0000 http://new.cheshirecat.net/wtbblog/2005/11/23/mantis-rescue/#comment-3774 if you still have it, you can tell its gender. If you start counting the segments on its abdomen starting from the back legs, you will find that the males have 6 segments but the females have 8. If the mantis can fly, it's probably a male. if you still have it, you can tell its gender. If you start counting the segments on its abdomen starting from the back legs, you will find that the males have 6 segments but the females have 8.

If the mantis can fly, it’s probably a male.

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