Lohit Garikipati discovered a new species in the praying mantis family. He first spotted the bug a few years ago in Arizona, but it didn't molt into an adult. "Then, years later, a friend of mine ...

The praying mantises were collected as juveniles and raised into adulthood. Shared by Mahmood Kolnegari The new species belongs to the Sinaiella genus, a group of praying mantises that are ...

Despite their name, mantis ... of the family. These critters get their name from their kaleidoscope shell—like a peacock’s tail—and their hinged forearms which resemble that of a praying ...

Researchers exploring Brazil’s Atlantic Forest discovered some five to seven new species of praying mantises. Among the newfound creatures are unicorn mantises, which have mysterious ...

expanding the known range of this mantis group previously thought to exist only in the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt. Despite being relatively large insects, praying mantises remain poorly studied ...