Somewhat related but very different. And a ‘Can you spot the… ?’ game
wthomson wrote:
Isn't the mantis the species where the female bites the head off the male after mating? Kinda chilled my interest in the whole species
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They will sometimes eat the male, even during mating, starting with the head. But they don't always do this.
Years ago I kept several of another species of mantis, both males and females. They were kept together in a terrarium. Lots of mating. Not one instance of cannibalism.
So they are different from Homo Sapiens
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Here is the mantis (in lower right). Not much of a surprise for most...
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