Speaking of praying mantis, we caught 2 in our backyard garden last year. so my wife puts them in a fish tank to see what happens. Turns out they were male and female. They end up mating 2 days later and right after there done the female starts chasing the male all around the cage. This guy is running for his life(literally). After about 40 laps around the cage she catches him. After she wrestles him down SHE STARTS TO EAT HIM. She ate every last piece of that poor sap. There happened to be a bunch of my wifes freinds there that day and they were all high five'n and hootin and hollerin'. I wanted to take that little @#$%@ outside for some justice! But after some research it turns out they need the nutrients from the males body for reproduction! I am scarred for life.
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