Everybody knows that the female praying mantis will sometimes eat her partner after he’s mated with her. But new research suggests that some female mantids on the verge of starvation will actually ...

In one of the most spectacular displays of sexual cannibalism, male praying mantises can get their heads ripped off while copulating with females. But now, researchers have discovered that starving ...

Hungry female praying mantises don't hesitate to turn their sexual partners into lunch, so striking up a "friends-with-benefits" relationship with these creatures may seem a tad one-sided. But, from ...

Nothing stands between a male praying mantis and his need to get laid, not even losing his head to a hungry mate. Now, a particularly gruesome video shows that, even without a head, a male mantis was ...

Males, picture this scene. Pheromones have triggered the let’s-have-sex instinct, but nature has created a female several times your size and, instinctively, you know an abundance of caution is ...

Female praying mantises have a habit of killing and eating their partners during sex, which sucks for the male. Or does it? A fascinating new study shows this sacrifice is actually giving the males a ...

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. One of the most famous facts about ...