Praying mantis sex gets a bad rap because sometimes the female bites off the male's head and eats him. Deep-sea anglerfish sex, on the other hand, is an endless horror. The Jakobsens recorded the pair for about half an hour, Science wrote. Biologists were thrilled to see video of this rare form of reproduction, Science wrote — rather than, say, distraught at the philosophical implications of what they were seeing. More reading:Scientists celebrate the weird world of animal genitalia with #junkoffScientists celebrate weird animal sex with #HumpOffWe thought New Zealand was an island nation.

Source: Washington Post March 23, 2018 22:03 UTC