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Do female praying mantises eat their babies?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 10/8/2023

No, female praying mantises engage in sexual cannibalism. They bite off the male's heads during copulation and that often causes the sperm to disseminate more vigorously, therefore benefiting the survival of the species.

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∙ 14y ago

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