Short Mantises Poems

There was a Mantis, a sweet young girl,
Who wanted to give mating a whirl!
She found a poor boy
With whom she could toy,
Who didn’t know his life would unfurl!


Footnote:
Some female Praying Mantises are notorious for eating their mates after or even 
during the reproductive act. Strangely, this doesn’t deter the males, typical!...

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Which are the silliest?
Seahorses or horses that see?
Which hops faster?
A grasshopper or a hopper full of grass?
Which would be more interesting to invite to tea?
A lady bug
or a lady that bugs?
Would you rather marry a praying mantis,
or a mantis, praying?
That last part is a tricky subtle gender
issue that relates only to praying mantises....

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