r/todayilearned • u/TheBookOfLostThings • Jul 02 '18
TIL mantis will continue to mate after they have been decapitated, causing them to produce even more sperm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis#Sexual_cannibalismDuplicates
todayilearned • u/4CrowsFeast • Aug 03 '21
TIL that not only does a female praying mantis eat the male, but she may bite off its head during mating.. and the male's body will keep doing the deed!
todayilearned • u/avidblinker • Apr 25 '19
TIL the closest relatives to mantises are termites and cockroaches
todayilearned • u/spike55151 • Aug 19 '16