tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post8211775047992995827..comments2024-02-24T19:42:39.876+05:30Comments on Bill the Butcher: RitualBill the Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-40315042493319725072012-08-29T00:03:58.214+05:302012-08-29T00:03:58.214+05:30That makes sense. It would be a bit of a conversat...That makes sense. It would be a bit of a conversation stopper down the pub though. <br /><br />"Oh, you have a doctorate. That's impressive. So what did you do for your thesis then?"<br /><br />"I crept around sneakily spying on copulating praying mantises."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-54868524801879922662012-08-28T21:12:09.680+05:302012-08-28T21:12:09.680+05:30I've read somewhere that the female praying ma...I've read somewhere that the female praying mantis' alleged mating habits were more due to stress than nature. Apparently, when they were not being intrusively observed in the act, in only one instance of more than thirty matings was the female observed to actually eat the male.Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826101215822428783.post-49176638517047401642012-08-28T19:19:51.776+05:302012-08-28T19:19:51.776+05:30That was a very well written story. I quite like a...That was a very well written story. I quite like a bit of Science Fantasy now and then :)<br /><br />I suppose he should really be grateful that female dragons don't make out like a praying mantis does though. Things could always be worse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com