TIL that when mating, the female Serromyia biting midge (no-see-um) drives her tongue like a drill into the male's head, pumping him full of acid. His insides melt, and she sucks him dry. The male's genitals break off, blocking the female from future mating.
https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2006/Eating-Among-Friends
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Eating Among Friends
Cannibalism is surprisingly common in the animal world, and biologists are discovering that it often makes good evolutionary sense to eat what you are.National Wildlife Federation
