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News & ArtsWednesday, September 21, 2011
Sex / Hetero / Science Never Too Late for Role Playing
Posted by Cienna Madrid on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:59 PM
It's common knowledge that lady praying mantises sometimes devour their lovers, but Environmental Graffiti now has a slides of the sexual cannibalism ritual up, complete with pun-friendly descriptions!
This pic gives new meaning to the term 'necking'! The female praying mantis often begins her coital dinner by biting off her lover's head – frequently while he is still inside her! This 'head first' approach is also the one mantises take when hunting regular prey. But when it's part of procreation? Talk about killing the mood!
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Interesting bit:
It should be noted that sexual cannibalism is seen more in the laboratory than it is in the field. There is controversy over whether it actually happens in nature or is instead caused by human observation and its associated distractions – like the lights and the movements of scientists, which can disturb mantises in the lab.
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@2 - I have been distracted during sex before (by lights and movements of scientists), but I have not once accidentally devoured my partner.
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@4, I've taken off an ear before, but he deserved it. (And I'm still childless, so fat lot of good it did me.)
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I think life would be so much better if we could kill our mates rather than marrying them and allowing them to raise our children.
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My ex-wife used to bite my head off all the time.
That's why I sleep alone at night...voracious females frighten me...only do it in sunlight if you can...
That's why I sleep alone at night...voracious females frighten me...only do it in sunlight if you can...
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Eating any kind of food during sex seems like bad manners.
It is, isn't it? Or have I been fasting for no reason?
It is, isn't it? Or have I been fasting for no reason?
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