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 ...

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 ...

Female springbok mantises will fight against males who want to mate Ugrashakvia Wikicommons under CC BY-SA 4.0 The female springbok mantis, Miomantis caffra, is a difficult one to woo. Sixty percent ...

Bug lovers will recall that the female praying mantis cannibalizes the head of her sexual partner upon mating. Turns out this may not entirely accurate. Placing them in the same jar, the male, in ...

Female praying mantises are famous for attacking and cannibalising their mates during or after a sexual encounter, but evidence is emerging that some males attack too, and that winning a fight is ...