As you probably know, the female praying mantis will sometimes bite her mate’s head off. It’s not something that the insects make a habit of, exactly – they probably only do it when a male is ...

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 ...

Female praying mantids are known for eating their mates, but what is the evolutionary advantage to this practice? This series of images is taken from film shot for Evolution: "Why Sex?" It depicts two ...

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 ...