Birds feast on bugs, not the other way around. But that role-reversal is what Mahmood Kolnegari of the Avaye Dornaye Khakestari Institute, in Iran, and Connor Panter of the University of Nottingham, ...

About 1,800 species of praying mantids exist around the world. People often refer to any mantid as praying mantis, but mantises are part of a smaller group within the mantids. They get their name ...

A praying mantis may be an unconventional pet, but these curious creatures have become quite popular insect companions. The praying mantis is an incredible hunter with strong jaws and spiky legs to ...

At this time of year, some nurseries start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis as a biological control for the garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, ...

Let’s talk about praying mantids in your garden. The first thing many of you are thinking as you’re reading this is something like the following. “’Praying mantids?’ I always called them ‘praying ...

Hold that pose! These famous insects are more than meets the eye. Delve into these fun facts about the praying mantis.