All praying mantids (another term for plural mantis used in scientific research) have strange triangular-shaped heads, thoraxes, abdomens, wings (some do not have wings), and antennas.

Try to sneak up on a praying mantis, and you may be surprised when it looks over its shoulder at you. No other insect can do this. This ability, along with their rather humanlike faces and ...

A Colorado dog trying to chase off a praying mantis may have been barking up the wrong tree in Berthoud. Watch the silly ...

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered. Pey Khakbaz via Unsplash The feeling of fear is familiar to everyone, from when you hear a peculiar ...

Citizen scientists in French Guiana find first females of praying mantis species guarding babies in tree canopy after 150 years of searching and finding only males.

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered. Pey Khakbaz via Unsplash The feeling of fear is familiar to everyone, from when you hear a peculiar ...

Citizen scientists in French Guiana find first females of praying mantis species guarding babies in tree canopy after 150 years of searching and finding only males.

Citizen scientists in French Guiana find first females of praying mantis species guarding babies in tree canopy after 150 years of searching and finding only males.

Citizen scientists in French Guiana find first females of praying mantis species guarding babies in tree canopy after 150 years of searching and finding only males.