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 ...

Deadly deception A starving female mantis is better than her well-fed counterparts at using pheromones to attract males, new research suggests. But her signals are deceptive. While they promise sex, ...

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 ...