The male encourages the female's cannibalistic tendencies, somersaulting over her mouth parts as he transfers sperm into her, she says.
A big hint about the Freys' cannibalistic fate was given back in season three.
That means that any crickets with haemolymph on their bodies attract the attention of other cannibalistic crickets that assume it is injured.
Before then, however, both parties must survive the cannibalistic ritual known as the primaries.
