In the praying mantis, the male’s life is risky but not always

Everyone knows, after copulation, even during, sir is downright devoured by Madame. It seems that in some cases the male continues to copulate, even though she has eaten his head. This is excruciating!

So, we could take this habit for a really trashy form of sexual perversion, but in fact, this feast is for her the opportunity to fill up on protein in order to lay more eggs. But the male, does he like it, getting a job? Or is he just a bit of a gut?

Researchers had the idea to observe how males in heat behave, in the presence of more or less hungry females? And they found them to be careful enough when they …

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