In the frame were an unusual pairing process, during which the female praying mantis bite off the male’s head.
Scientists have removed the pairing of female and male praying mantis, in which the male loses his head before the start of the process.
Zoologist Mike Maxwell stressed that such a “nuptial cannibalism” goes beyond the usual understanding of the processes of mating observed among the mantid.
As you can see in the video, before mating, the female bit off male’s head, after which he was maloprodaja movement, taking part in intercourse.
Previously, the researchers found that the brain of a dragonfly is able to predict the movement of its production.
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