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No insect shocks him more than the female praying mantis, a creature with a pious name that belies her appetite for other insects—and even for her own mate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

"There's no time for that. Glasgow on the weekend, mate, it's bouncing," the Scot said with a slight croak in his voice.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

"If there's a lot of light pollution around, the males can't see the females and come in and mate with them," Wadsworth says.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The sudden absence of his mate of eight years has left many nest cam fans to wonder what’s next for the family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Nat saw much more of the fo’c’sle and the cabin boy than he did of the captain, first mate, and their passenger.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Behind the crosshatched front grille lives a well-tempered, turbocharged 3.5-liter V6, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission and permanent all-wheel drive, including a digitally controlled limited-slip differential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

However, “beyond that there are vague fears that the AI providers would either be directly competitive or be mated with other solutions to imitate Palantir.”

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

After losing their clutch, the eagles brought sticks, fluff and prey to the nest, and mated — all signs new eggs might come.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026

At the top of the list is the California deermouse, which pairs for life once mated and achieves a full sibling rate of 100%.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

In 1946 Joshua, then only twenty, burst upon the biological world by announcing that bacteria mated and showed genetic recombination.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

They don't bite humans, and the bacteria they carry prevents any eggs produced after mating from hatching.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Barfield said her team stays away from the bison during mating season, except for when making observations from the safety of a vehicle.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Weber also noted that mating season is coming to an end, when alligators become very territorial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

At the same time, this type of locomotion is uncommon across the animal kingdom, possibly because it can interfere with other important activities such as burrowing, mating and feeding.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

Slips them into divots he’d made weeks before, when he was scouting these coves for mating terns and shearwaters’ nests.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs