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Mantis eating mantis, two green insect praying mantis on flower. Image via Depositphotos. The mating ritual of praying mantises is a complex and perilous event, especially for the male. It begins with ...

Mantis eating mantis, two green insect praying mantis on flower. Image via Depositphotos. The mating ritual of praying mantises is a complex and perilous event, especially for the male. It begins with ...

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The dominant male in a group also jealously guards his right to mate, closely monitoring females during their fertile periods and following them around for days at a time to make sure he is the one ...

Alberts explained that all that surveillance means an alpha male’s other needs—namely eating—is “constantly ... “but then the female gets up and walks away, and they have to abandon ...

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