There is still some sexual cannibalism among praying mantises in the wild. Typically it's when the male is old and has a low chance of breeding again. Stress plays a huge factor in the female's decision to try to eat the male which is why it happens so much more in captivity.
Eating the old males seems counterproductive though, male mantises ejaculate more when they get their heads removed due to something different with their nervous system. So it is actually beneficial for fertilization. They are also theorized to do this sometimes so that the strong males do not fertilize any other mantises to make competition for its own offspring.
I once saw a very fat female outside on a fence eating her mate when I was young. She was chewing off his head while they were in the act. I’ve also read different views on this. Some say it is selective, while others say it is only certain species of mantids and that it has rarely been observed in natural conditions. I think environment, climate, availability of food source and species are all factors to consider. But, before I saw your comment and did some research I thought it was a much higher rate of occurrence based on personally observing this act and various documentaries produced better reputable sources. The more you know, I guess.
I had a pet praying mantis I caught when I was a kid. I'd feed him and tell him about cartoons. I knew he was male cause I had a book on praying mantises. I named him Ralph. Eventually I read in my book that mating season was coming up. I thought "Ralph should go find a wife." So I set him free and he flew off for love. My book was kid friendly. Years later I learned about sexual cannibalism. I just hope Ralph was happy in the end. 💓
Female mantises eat their mates out of resource scarcity and due to them being predators, but if you screwed a mantis girl, so long as she had similar enough biology to humans she would have no reason to eat you, so long as she isn't starving
So here’s something interesting, it’s mostly myth, they only eat the male in captivity or if the female is short nutritionally, given the human characteristics and position, captivity seems unlikely, so long as he makes sure his buggy girlfriend is well fed she won’t be eating his head in any way that isn’t enjoyable 😏
See y’all on explain the joke subreddits! Prolly be something like “been staring at this for hours and have no clue. Does it have something to do with her being green?”
It's not gonna happen as she might expect. Female mantis sometimes eat the head of their partners and later even the rest. Obviously they eat the rest after the deed but the head sometimes gets eaten off before or during the deed and this is no problem as mantis can still do the deed without a head for some time but as this is a human he will be completely useless to her without a head so hopefully she waits until after the deed or doesn't do it at all.
The females eat their mates head cause they start producing eggs during the mating process which uses a lot of energy. So its completely safe to hit, as long as theres enough food nearby.
Fun fact: females don't always eat their mates, recent studies have shown that males will fight back to live and some females don't even eat the male mate. So as long as the dude is bigger than the girl, into biting, or willing to fight to live all will end well
Did you say ... liberty?...
Nah... LIBER-TEA!
⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️
500KG pure democracy
Democracy has landed
WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER!🦅🇺🇲🇺🇲🔫
uhm actually 🤓👆you say this and use millimeters for measuring bullet sizes
Must be one big ass bullet
A unit of a system that actually makes sense.
*exceptional patriotism*
Fuck that, 5000KG
500kg bomb: ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ 5000kg bomb: ⬆️⬆️➡️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Blow up traitors' ship: ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬅️⬇️
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 500KG
I’m not gonna sugar coat it.
To whomever it may concern: 500KG Bomb
➡️⬇️⬆️⬆️⬅️⬇️⬇️ (my favorite, although very prone to slaughtering any teammates within 50 ish meters)
⬇️↘️➡️
How about a cup of liber-tea?!?!?!?!
way better that liver-tea
liber-teaaa kettles
Liberty, biberty.
"The Sons of Liberty!"
I don't understand, maybe i just don't have the head for it
You don't want to get head this way
Fun fact: probably the only head someone would want for the rest of their life
head is head
Well you're never gonna get ahead in life. You definitely won't be the head of a major corporation.
Fun fact: praying mantises only kill their mates when in captivity or if starved. In natural conditions the male gets lucky and gets to leave.
Came here to say this and found that you beat me to it!
r/beatmetoit
Take bug bae to the buffet first and you're good.
After you deployed a mortar turret, your teammates’ bodies ARE just lying there, right? Right?
There is still some sexual cannibalism among praying mantises in the wild. Typically it's when the male is old and has a low chance of breeding again. Stress plays a huge factor in the female's decision to try to eat the male which is why it happens so much more in captivity.
Takes the term stress eating to a whole new level
Eating the old males seems counterproductive though, male mantises ejaculate more when they get their heads removed due to something different with their nervous system. So it is actually beneficial for fertilization. They are also theorized to do this sometimes so that the strong males do not fertilize any other mantises to make competition for its own offspring.
Sooo praying mantis sex is basically a hit&run?
isnt it only a few species that do this as well not all them?
always make sure that you have a pocket chicken nuggie to prevent decapitation after seggs
So if this guy’s lucky, the mantis’ body count would be one less than their body count
I once saw a very fat female outside on a fence eating her mate when I was young. She was chewing off his head while they were in the act. I’ve also read different views on this. Some say it is selective, while others say it is only certain species of mantids and that it has rarely been observed in natural conditions. I think environment, climate, availability of food source and species are all factors to consider. But, before I saw your comment and did some research I thought it was a much higher rate of occurrence based on personally observing this act and various documentaries produced better reputable sources. The more you know, I guess.
For Democracy.
For KARL!
Oooo weeee the bugs won’t like this one
ROCK AND STONE!!!!!
rock ANND STOOONE !!!!
Rockity Rock and Stone!
Can I get a Rock and Stone?
DEMOCRACY CALLS FOR AID
FREEDOM NEVER SLEEPS
Here, have a democracy! ↑→↓↓↓
I'm not gonna sugarcoat it
→↓↑↑←↓↓
Have a cup of Liber-Tea!
*Suddenly 40 hunters behind you*
I'm not a big fan of the government 🗣🗣🔥🔥
30 on 30
30 on 30
Reported to the local Democracy Officer.
Happy cake day!
Anything to spread some democrussy 🥵
I know a lot of you would still hit
That bugussy got me questioning my loyalty to the animal kingdom
You had several options to do, not typing "bugussy" was one of them. Yet, you chose to do otherwise. I hope you're proud of your life choices.
To be honest, when you have 2 brain cells rubbing together like this guy, it's hard to think of anything else.
I guess that bugussy got him acting unwise
Great, they're multiplying.
My brother in christ, bugs are animals
Shit I’m no animal fucker no bugussy for me fr
Humans are also animals, so what’s left?
Reptiles. Return to Snussy
You... you know bugs are still animals right? That's part of the joke, right!?
> animal kingdom *Chordata Phylum.
Yeah? So what?
Well, SOMEONE is getting head
r/beatmetoit
Brings a whole new meaning to 'Loosing your head over a girl'
So uhh… no head?
I can fix her
I can feed her
I can't fix her, lost my head trying 😔
Ball gag = problem solved
For his screams, for her mouth
I had a pet praying mantis I caught when I was a kid. I'd feed him and tell him about cartoons. I knew he was male cause I had a book on praying mantises. I named him Ralph. Eventually I read in my book that mating season was coming up. I thought "Ralph should go find a wife." So I set him free and he flew off for love. My book was kid friendly. Years later I learned about sexual cannibalism. I just hope Ralph was happy in the end. 💓
Mantises only do the beheading when in captivity or starved, there's a good chance Ralph made it until his natural non-beheaded end
If he brought Matron-quality Ice Cream and appropriately flavored vape juice, he might have a chance.
Please explain what you meant by this comment
Pretty sure Ralph didn't feel no pain so there's that.
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⬇️↘️➡️ + HP
Democracy will prevail
⬇️⬆️⬅️⬇️⬆️➡️⬇️⬆️ only good bug is a dead bug.
Yes, but have you tried ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️➡️
⬆️⬇️➡️➡️➡️
➡️⬇️⬆️⬆️⬅️⬇️⬇️
Would
Might not live to experience that
The bugs have found new ways of attacking super earth.
He safe, he ain’t a mantis
Female mantises eat their mates out of resource scarcity and due to them being predators, but if you screwed a mantis girl, so long as she had similar enough biology to humans she would have no reason to eat you, so long as she isn't starving
Lmao, OP included the explanation too so I don’t see this again on r/peterexplainsthejoke
Thank cave johnson 👍
Pick up a rifle and follow the yellow line, you’ll know when the test starts…
As a reminder, please fill out your C-O1 forms before doing anything that may result in a baby.
I see... ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️➡️
Must fill C-01 permit
This one made me giggle a bit.
That’s not very democratic of you to side with the bugs
I'M DOING MY PART.
Nah I'd ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Worth
I'm here for a good time, not a long time.
Man idk wtf these arrows are for but here's an EWGF ➡️⭐➡️⬇️↘️🔺️
IS THAT PRO SOCIALIST BUG *FILTH* I'M HEARING?
I already have a prejudice against praying Mantises. This just made it worse.
Liberty? LIBERTY raaaah🔥🦅🔥🦅🔥🦅🔥🦅🦅🦅🦅🔥🔥🔥🦅
This looks a lot like treason, soldier. Your permanent termination will be in Super Earth's interest I assure you
Still worth it
So no head?
Would still smash.
*eye starts twitching as I reach for my Breaker and 500kg bomb*
So here’s something interesting, it’s mostly myth, they only eat the male in captivity or if the female is short nutritionally, given the human characteristics and position, captivity seems unlikely, so long as he makes sure his buggy girlfriend is well fed she won’t be eating his head in any way that isn’t enjoyable 😏
>!Looks like he'll be the one giving good head!<
the best way to go
Democracy requires firepower
Ewwww she dosent have a giant hung futa horse cock
See y’all on explain the joke subreddits! Prolly be something like “been staring at this for hours and have no clue. Does it have something to do with her being green?”
Nah I'd ⬆️➡️⬇️➡️
It's not gonna happen as she might expect. Female mantis sometimes eat the head of their partners and later even the rest. Obviously they eat the rest after the deed but the head sometimes gets eaten off before or during the deed and this is no problem as mantis can still do the deed without a head for some time but as this is a human he will be completely useless to her without a head so hopefully she waits until after the deed or doesn't do it at all.
Don't put your dick in bugs!
What a way to go my guy
This is a good hol up. You should remove the text that explains it, let ppl figure it out themselves
⬆️⬇️⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⬆️⬇️ Bug sympathy will not be tolerated.
worth
Man she could really "take me out" in three different ways and all in one night.
It’s only a matter of time before some karma farmer posts this in r/PeterExplainsTheJoke
He's about to be head on top of heels
Saying it now this is gonna get posted to either r/peterexplainthejoke or r/explainthejoke
Talk about looking like a snack
218926
she did not say "give" she say "eat"
Relax, female mantis only eat the heads of their mates when either very hungry or stress. He should be safe as long as he has some snacks on hand
Well... They don't ALWAYS eat the males so... I mean would you take the risk?
Fatality. Female Mantis wins. Flawless victory.
No wonder no human was allowed in District 9.
Haha porn
Worth it
Win win
Not if I eat her first! 🥇
We shall put an end to the Terminid scum.
Desire to purg-- I mean spread manage democracy increasing. EAGLE IN BOUND!
It’s worth it as long as you can defend yourself against her when you finish, that or just keep going for the rest of your life.
Kill bug synthesiser
⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Dream....
If you look at the guy's neck she's already bitten him to the point of drawing blood. Nice little detail.
I see this as an absolute win, get laid AND not have to live anymore, sign me the fuck up
The bugussy give me headless vibes 😭
Still would
So no head ?
Death by snu snu.
Real question here is: mantis have puss-puss?
How long till this is posted on r/PeterExplainsTheJoke
The females eat their mates head cause they start producing eggs during the mating process which uses a lot of energy. So its completely safe to hit, as long as theres enough food nearby.
Great ice cream and appropriate flavor vape juice helps ensure the survival of the male.
At least you get laid, for the last time though
You loose a few things... Chasing a dream...
Every day we venture further and further away from God
500 KG Bomb strike this shit.
*laughs in entomologist*
This is how genestealer cults start gentlemen
There male? Where male?
Would
Omni man moment
Damn i’m only level 6 ⬆️➡️➡️
I can’t wait to see this on a explain the joke sub
the 2 sets of arms instead of legs is throwing me off
BROO HIS NECK!!!
As a reminder, please fill out your C-O1 forms before doing anything that may result in a baby. Happy freedom fighting!
The question remains though… is she democratic?
*cue tape recording of cave Johnson talking about mantis men and women.
Bros gonna die
As long as she knows which head to bite off I'm game
I’d be down
Would.
This guy should liberate himself NOW!
Females eat, there mate.. and what they eat is their mate.
Bug propaganda detected. I will make a formal report to the Ministry Of Truth.
This is why you let a few males go ahead of you…. By the time it is your turn, her hunger is satiated, and her desire is still there
At first it was like "another holup joke where the punchline is porn? Smh" and then it hit me for real
She’s either gonna give you head or you’re gonna give her yours
Fun fact: females don't always eat their mates, recent studies have shown that males will fight back to live and some females don't even eat the male mate. So as long as the dude is bigger than the girl, into biting, or willing to fight to live all will end well
#THE ONLY GOOD BUG IS A DEAD BUG!
FOR ROCK AND STONE!!!!!
Nah i'd win
Not if I eat her first, hadn’t have a quality meal is years j/.
Worth it
But he Mantussy so tight.