11 Interesting And Horrific Animal Mating Rituals

Praying Mantis Menace

A Male praying mantis must prove himself worthy of a female’s invitation to have sex. The male performs a dance for the female to prove his worth, and the female then chooses whether to accept or deny. If the female deems the male worthy, she allows him to mate with her but not without a price. The female praying mantis is known to chew off the head of her male counterpart after or during the act of intercourse. The female does not always perform this act and only about thirty-one percent of cases end in decapitation. The rest of the time the males manage to fly away.