Really interesting thank you! I only found out about the Springbok mantis last year, after seeing an egg case at my sister's place on the Shore. Quite different from the rō version. (Which I definitely saw around the Shore growing up, but never knew they were mantis eggs.)
Thanks Melanie. I have been vaguely concerned about this for several years but never really looked into it properly. Your great article has unfortunately confirmed my fears. Maybe we could all dye our ears blue in solidarity for the blue-eared native mantis? Meanwhile, hopefully natural selection is working on a fix, which must be (as is the case in all serious problems today) the need for smarter males!
Thanks John. I've also had a vague concern in the back of my mind so it was interesting to learn what was actually happening.
In this case, I'll defend the male mantises, because they're clearly smart enough to survive most of what humans inflicted on them. But I do think that natural selection is going to eventually give us male rō which make better decisions. Which reminds me I've still got to sort that abstract and send off the paper, sorry I've been a bit tied up with other things but I haven't forgotten.
Really interesting thank you! I only found out about the Springbok mantis last year, after seeing an egg case at my sister's place on the Shore. Quite different from the rō version. (Which I definitely saw around the Shore growing up, but never knew they were mantis eggs.)
They're so distinctive once you've seen one. I'm glad you found it interesting.
Thanks Melanie. I have been vaguely concerned about this for several years but never really looked into it properly. Your great article has unfortunately confirmed my fears. Maybe we could all dye our ears blue in solidarity for the blue-eared native mantis? Meanwhile, hopefully natural selection is working on a fix, which must be (as is the case in all serious problems today) the need for smarter males!
Thanks John. I've also had a vague concern in the back of my mind so it was interesting to learn what was actually happening.
In this case, I'll defend the male mantises, because they're clearly smart enough to survive most of what humans inflicted on them. But I do think that natural selection is going to eventually give us male rō which make better decisions. Which reminds me I've still got to sort that abstract and send off the paper, sorry I've been a bit tied up with other things but I haven't forgotten.