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Praying Mantis Mating Time - Male Holds on for Dear Life!

The male Mantis has finally made his move and has mounted the much larger female in a way that keeps him safe from her death grip. When the males mount the females, they do so very carefully by climbing onto the female's back and quickly grasping the long neck of the female with their two main claws which ensures the male that the female is unable to turn around and grab him with her own strong claws. If she was able to grab the male, she would do so and she would likely eat him alive so that is why the males mount the females in this way, so as to prevent them from being the next meal for the female. The male in this video has not yet actually mated with the female. He has mounted her and is ready to mate with her, which he will probably do soon enough.