Monday, May 16, 2016

Praying mantis!!!

Praying mantis is known for its front legs that allows it to jump high. The group of these insects is called praying mantids. Praying mantis has the ability to turn its triangular head on a long neck 180 degrees to scan their surroundings. It uses the front legs to snare its prey. However, the female praying mantis eats the male’s head while mating because of the nutrients that found in the male’s head. In my opinion, this act considers as a selfish behavior. The nutrients from the male’s head benefit the female. And that act leads to have more eggs. On the other hand, the mating costs the male’s life in order to pass its genes for the next generation.The male hesitates before the mating because it knows that the female will eat him eventually. Finally, the reason for this act of eating the male’s head is to release the male's sperm, and that provide the female with protein that required for the female to produce more eggs.


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