Some praying mantises find themselves decapitated and yet still find a way to actively mate. Learn more about these savage insects and why they behave this way. Viewers observe high detail, graphic videos of various mating scenarios between males and females.

Concepts

animal adaptations

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss what praying mantises eat during the non-mating portion of life

Classroom Considerations

• Content ends at 4:15, and the last minute of the video is an advertisement
• Graphic footage may be disturbing to some viewers

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Shares footage rarely observed in person
• Links to many quality resources on the topic

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4