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Some animals evolved reproduction strategies so extreme that mating directly triggers their deaths . Male antechinus marsupials mate so intensely their immune systems collapse, causing internal ...

When a female praying mantis bites the head off her sexual partner, it is probably not out of anger. According to a study published Wednesday, the mantis' proclivity for devouring her mate may have ...

Female praying mantids are known for eating their mates, but what is the evolutionary advantage to this practice? This series of images is taken from film shot for Evolution: "Why Sex?" It depicts two ...

For millions of years, life on Earth has carried on and evolved thanks to finding mates and reproducing. Over those millions of years, species evolved into new species with new behaviors and processes ...