"Sexual cannibalism" refers to a behavior observed in certain animal species, where one partner consumes or eats the other partner during or after mating. Full definition
In DISCOVER's gallery of cannibal animals, we listed species like the praying mantis that engage in sexual cannibalism, with the female eating her mate. (discovermagazine.com)
Do the same biases hold true for descriptions of sexual cannibalism, in which one sexual partner eats the other immediately before, during, or after copulation? (sciencemag.org)
They also sometimes practice sexual cannibalism, if they don't immediately fight to the death. (discovermagazine.com)