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 ...

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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 ...

For millions of years, life on Earth has carried on and evolved thanks to finding mates and reproducing. Over those millions of years, species evolved into new species with new behaviors and processes ...

Some people say love is deadly, but in the animal kingdom, it’s not just a metaphor. For a few unlucky creatures, sex is literally their final act. You might be wondering: why would any animal evolve ...