Why Do Only Females Eat Their Mates?
Why Do Only Females Eat Their Mates? with tags minuteearth, minute earth, minutephysics, minute physics, earth, history, science, environment, environmental science, earth science, biology, behavior, aggression, mating, spillover, reproductive success, animals, species, cannibalism, sex
In the middle of baby-making, a female praying mantis will sometimes chomp down on a male’s head, then devour him as she finishes mating with him. And mantises aren’t alone; many different species lunch on their lovers. But one thing is remarkably consistent: it’s almost always the females doing the eating. Why is it dudes that always end up as dinner?
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- Sexual cannibalism: the practice of consuming a mate directly before, during, or after mating
- Aggressive spillover: the idea that aggression that's favored for early in life can be maladaptive in a mating situation
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