PICS
Pet therapy, anyone?
"The female may begin feeding by biting off the male’s head - as they do with regular prey - and if mating has begun, the male’s movements may become even more vigorous in its delivery of sperm. Early researchers thought that because copulatory movement is controlled by a ganglion in the abdomen, not the head, removal of the male’s head was a reproductive strategy by females to enhance fertilisation while obtaining sustenance."
Long story short, the kind of lady you shouldn't mess with
xo
Lauretta
"The female may begin feeding by biting off the male’s head - as they do with regular prey - and if mating has begun, the male’s movements may become even more vigorous in its delivery of sperm. Early researchers thought that because copulatory movement is controlled by a ganglion in the abdomen, not the head, removal of the male’s head was a reproductive strategy by females to enhance fertilisation while obtaining sustenance."
Long story short, the kind of lady you shouldn't mess with
xo
Lauretta
SEP 30, 2012 02:42 PM
Love mantids! 
SEP 30, 2012 04:43 PM
SEP 30, 2012 08:54 PM
I guess we can't say we haven't been forewarned! 
SEP 30, 2012 10:23 PM
The lady we shouldn't mess with is the one on the photo? I mean, the one with pretty eyes?
OCT 02, 2012 05:32 AM
OCT 03, 2012 01:31 AM
PhileasFogg that made me laugh
