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One wrong, at least...

<The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.

This is not true. I have been "raising" mantises for my garden for years, including in captivity, and if the male is careful he has no problem copulating and beating a hasty retreat. The male being eaten is more of an exception than the rule. The egg cases are fertile, too.

So, now ya know.

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