The male mantises are chewed after their love, but they are not as miserable as you think

If you find that males are poor, chances are you should think again, because it seems they really "want" to be eaten.

Until now, many believed that male mantis was one of the most miserable creatures on Earth.

No problem! They are born and grow up to be deep-bodied, and at the age of getting married, they are chewed by their partner once exactly . to the top. How pitiful.

Mantis munches on the male head after "love".

However, according to a recent study, they may not be as miserable as we thought. More specifically, the study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society has shown that male mantis "really" want to be eaten, because that's how they sacrifice their bodies for future generations.

In the past, we used to think that mantis feeding males was to supplement energy when laying eggs. However, experiments show that most nutrition is not absorbed by females, but goes directly to the eggs.

According to a recent study, they may not be as miserable as we thought.

To verify, experts experimented with a group of mantis. Immediately after lovemaking, only half of the male mantises were rescued, the other half were eaten and immediately.

When monitoring protein radiation inside the female body, experts found that most of the nutrients went into the eggs, and the females fed the mates had far more eggs.

Experts said that when the meatless mantis had an average egg number of 258 eggs, while eating, they spawned 50.9 more eggs.

Done and go .

Therefore, in times of low fertilization rate, the opportunity to have 50 - 60 eggs is completely worth the trade, even if the trade-off is the life of the male.

But of course, when the males are alive, they can continue to produce the next generation. That's why some mantis species live very happily together.