I’d written, quite vividly for a third grader, about how the female praying mantis eats her husband after mating, usually starting with his head. And just before our teacher had asked us to turn ...

Female praying mantids are known ... 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 ...

Frog – Some frogs can survive for hours or even days without a head under specific lab conditions. Praying Mantis – Females sometimes eat the male’s head during mating, but the male continues mating ...