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Praying & Preying Mantis
“Thank You for the food I am about to eat”
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During mating the smaller male often jumps on the back of the larger female. Miscalculating the jump may mean the male becomes a meal. If the jump was successful, the pair mate and during copulation the female may turn and devour the male’s head. Mating can take from a few minutes to several hours.  Once mating is over, the male is in deadly danger - timing is everything. In this instance, his fate is sealed - the female was much too quick for him. When complete, this female made a meal of the male. Post-coital cannibalism - the male is the nearest high-energy meal around - just right to ensure the eggs in the female mature faster... see also Praying Mantis Section Playing Mantis Praying Mantis Makes Meal of a Hummingbird
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