Female praying mantids are known for eating their mates, but what is the evolutionary advantage to this practice? This series of images is taken from film shot for Evolution: "Why Sex?" It depicts two ...

When a female praying mantis bites the head off her sexual partner, it is probably not out of anger. According to a study published Wednesday, the mantis' proclivity for devouring her mate may have ...

A close-up of a female false garden mantis. Photo: Dr Kate Barry A male false garden mantis. They are attracted to female's bright abdomens. Photo: Dr Kate Barry A close-up of a female false garden ...

Female mantises are notorious for sexual cannibalism, gulping down males before, during or after it's time to tango. But unlike other male mantises, the male springbok mantis sometimes escapes ...

Finding a suitable partner can often feel like a life-and-death struggle. But sometimes, the stakes are really that high. The Springbok Mantis (Miomantis caffra) has acquired a particularly brutal ...

Mike Maxwell recently finished a ninth season studying the love life of the praying mantises that live around Bishop, a town in California's Eastern Sierra. Over that time, he's seen some unsettlingly ...

Some animals reproduce only once before dying. This life strategy, called semelparity, sees organisms channel all energy into ...

Try to sneak up on a praying mantis, and you may be surprised when it looks over its shoulder at you. No other insect can do this. This ability, along with their rather humanlike faces and forelegs ...