As you probably know, the female praying mantis will sometimes bite her mate’s head off. It’s not something that the insects make a habit of, exactly – they probably only do it when a male is ...

Deadly deception A starving female mantis is better than her well-fed counterparts at using pheromones to attract males, new research suggests. But her signals are deceptive. While they promise sex, ...

Female praying mantises are famously dangerous sexual partners. They sometimes decapitate the male and eat his body once gametes have been exchanged. But new research adds a strange anatomical wrinkle ...