Praying mantis courtship can be a dangerous affair; females have been well-documented biting off the heads and eating other body parts of the males that they mate with.

The female praying mantis is known to eat the male, but even if this occurs during sex it doesn't prevent a male from completing the act.

A female praying mantis devours her mate. Despite the “bad ends” at which males find themselves, it doesn’t seem to deter them from trying to reproduce.

It’s pretty common knowledge that female mantises sometimes eat males during or after mating — a habit that biologists call “sexual cannibalism.” But among the bordered mantises that ...

Wild video posted online shows a giant Asian murder hornet finally meeting its match: a brain-gobbling praying mantis.

South African praying mantis (Miomantis caffra) Female praying mantises are famous for attacking and cannibalising their mates during or after a sexual encounter, but evidence is emerging that ...

A video screenshot shows a praying mantis attacking a hummingbird. At right is a stock image of a praying mantis, which will often capture and eat small birds. iStock / Getty Images Plus / u ...

Female praying mantises have been known to eat males during or after mating. According to scientists, female praying mantises that are not well-fed are more likely to engage in cannibalism.

She adds that many people also know the lore of how a female praying mantis may sometimes eat their partner after mating. With that backstory, some may be quick to think of the insect in a ...

After frost when leaves drop from plants, praying mantis egg cases are easier to spot. They may be moved without harm.

Seeing a praying mantis up close is like encountering a Martian. With its lime-green color, bulging eyes and a triangular-shaped head that swivels atop a long neck, it has an extraterrestrial ...