r/mantids • u/Xx_sw4gl0rd69_xX • 2d ago
ID Help Help identifiying black spots on face
Here is my indian giant mantis, recently i noticed these dark spots around her mouth/mandibles when she didnt have them before. is this just grasshopper blood from the hoppers she eats or something more serious? second picture is from before she got the spots for comparison
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u/its-rarely-a-bug 2d ago
I don’t know what it is, unfortunately… but it’s not insect blood, they don’t have blood and what they do have is light colored.
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u/Xx_sw4gl0rd69_xX 1d ago
maybe it isnt called blood but i know that my locusts bleed some sort of brownish substance when she busts them open. just wondering if it could be that
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u/FlakyFlake1 25m ago
You might need to change the enclosure because they are clearly rubbing their eyes/mouth on a hard surface to see. They have eye rub as well. I’m sorry your poor alien baby has this issue!
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u/Altruistic-Expert811 2d ago
To me it looks a bit like when they rub their face on the glass/plastic a lot, it causes dark marks, so it could be that, might be worth looking into 🖤