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Name: Praying Mantis
Measurements: Usually 3-4 inches (Up to 6-12 inches in some tropical species)
Height: About 1-2 inches
Weight: A few grams
Birthdate: In the spring (I'll live only one season)
Birthplace: Temperate to Tropical regions
Ambitions: To get a long-term modeling contract, then go on to movies
Turnons: Juicy bugs, naive males
Turnoffs: Birds with sharp claws
My Philosophy: Kill, eat, kill, eat, kill, eat, mate, die
My Fantasy: To make love at dawn on a beach in Hawaii
When I wake up in the morning, I remind myself: Stealthy, stealthy, no sudden moves, NOW - Grab the bug!



The well-known "fact" of the female mantis killing and eating the male during mating (and the headless male continuing to mate) may be more urban legend than fact. It has been observed only rarely, perhaps only once (some say never). It has been observed only in a labratory setting. It has been argued that this behavior is the result of an artificial situation or simply a circumstance of the female starving.
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