I saw a wild pair of mantids as a child and the female was definitely eating a male.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 hours ago
After hearing that mantises only eat their mate in captivity, I kinda wonder if the same is true of black widows.
TheTurner@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
plyth@feddit.org 5 minutes ago
Well, where have you grown up? Are you sure you are free?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 12 hours ago
Some mantids can only copulate after their head has been eaten, their body still is doing the deed while beheaded.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Pretty weird kink.
JargonWagon@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Not sure on the specifics, but I’ve dealt with my fair share of black widows. Their webs usually contain a shriveled up corpse of a male just kinda hanging about.