Bizarre as is seems, the male mantid can continue to engage in sex after his head has been devoured. Sexual cannibalism isn't a must for the mantis to reproduce. Its advantage for the female may ...

Hunting with their longer spears, male zebra mantis shrimp provide virtually all of the food while the female puts her efforts into raising their eggs. However, the arrangement is not fool proof ...

When they’re ready to mate, mantis shrimp leave the safety of their burrow and zigzag across the sand until they find a partner. The female will store the male’s sperm until she is ready to spawn.

FREE! See a tiny and ethereal looking Peruvian Dragon mantis swaying back and forth on a person's hand. When full grown, this ...