A male Springbok praying mantis looking for a hook up doesn't have to worry about a female stealing his heart away. There is, however, a very good change she'll bite his head off, and he knows it.
Those encounters can end with the males being attacked and eaten.
For millions of years, life on Earth has carried on and evolved thanks to finding mates and reproducing. Over those millions of years, species evolved into new species with new behaviors and processes ...