Female praying mantids ... Bizarre as is seems, the male mantid can continue to engage in sex after his head has been devoured. Sexual cannibalism isn't a must for the mantis to reproduce.

In humans, this triggers a fight or flight response, but other animals choose unique third options. Squids and octopus may ...

A ghost mantis, also called Phyllocrania paradoxa, is a species of praying mantis known for its ... and the females tend to be much bulkier than the males. However, the ghost mantis is generally ...

Unlike males, females have very short wings that only cover the front part of their body. The new to science praying mantis ...

I made two praying mantises out of green Play-Doh ... glue and glitter and placed it in front of the dollhouse with the headless male mantis at, yes, the head of it. When we brought my mother ...

Like a praying mantis, the mantis shrimp use a ... Hunting with their longer spears, male zebra mantis shrimp provide virtually all of the food while the female puts her efforts into raising ...

These critters get their name from their kaleidoscope shell—like a peacock’s tail—and their hinged forearms which resemble that of a praying mantis and ... will store the male’s sperm ...

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered ... and “rod-shaped,” researchers said. Males of the species are about an inch long, and females ...

Iranian researcher Mahmood Kolnegari has described a new praying mantis species in central Iran ... which fade to lighter colors at the tips and base. Males are about an inch long (25-32 ...