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Sexual Cannibalism: Some Males Lose Their Heads for Sex |
Some males are ‘dying’ to have sex…literally! In praying mantises, soon after mating or during mating, the female starts devouring its partner, head first! Many spider males are in the same peril, so, in order not to fall victims to their sweeties, they deliver a large fly to their partners, which will keep them occupied.
In the end, males are just a source of protein for the hungry egg-developing females. Mantises mate in autumn, and the males would soon die after mating anyway (like female...
Posted originally: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 09:10:00 GMT
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