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 ...

Female praying mantids are known for eating their mates, but what is the evolutionary advantage to this practice? This series of images is taken from film shot for Evolution: "Why Sex?" It depicts two ...

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 ...

Praying mantises — with their angular features, huge eyes and centaur posture — often seem a bit alien. But researchers have recently found one mantis species that takes this otherworldly quality to ...

A close-up of a female false garden mantis. Photo: Dr Kate Barry A male false garden mantis. They are attracted to female's bright abdomens. Photo: Dr Kate Barry A close-up of a female false garden ...

Males use raptor-like forelegs to pin down females. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Female mantises are notorious for sexual ...