New Mantis Species Dances Like a Snake

Ameles serpentiscauda. Photo: Roberto Scherini.

Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf mantis species in which males avoid this fate with an elaborate dance performance.

Read more about this new species, and see photos and video, at National Geographic: Newly Discovered Mantis Species Dances Like a Snake to Avoid Death After Sex.