Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf ...

Bug lovers will recall that the female praying mantis cannibalizes the head of her sexual partner upon mating. Turns out this may not entirely accurate. Placing them in the same jar, the male, in ...

(via Minute Earth) n the middle of baby-making, a female praying mantis will sometimes chomp down on a male’s head, then ...

The female praying mantis emits a sexual aura that draws a male to her. Just as they finish mating, the female, knowing the male has done his duty and is no longer needed, bites his head off and ...

Mantis males engage in riskier mating behavior if deprived of female access. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...