The praying mantis, an insect often associated with its peculiar posture and piercing gaze, is a fascinating predator in the natural world. Recognizable by their elongated bodies, triangular heads, ...

He was among the many who have their memories etched by the actions of Operation Praying Mantis on April 18, 1988. Often forgotten to history, it remains vivid in his memory.

Praying Mantises Are Killing Machines showcases the stealthy precision and brutal efficiency of one of nature’s most fascinating predators. With lightning-fast strikes and eerie stillness ...

Praying mantis’s reproductive cycle, check out for an interesting detailed explanation. Well, no, generally, they do not prey on humans. Their target animals are tiny beings that are easy to trap and ...

Start your weekend exploring the animal kingdom with this online drawing class. During this Saturday Sketch Club artist Lee Putman will teach you to look at wildlife with an artist’s eyes. Working ...

The victims — all sand harvesters — were going about their work when the wild animal emerged from nearby thickets and pounced on them without warning. The injured were rushed to Kacheliba ...

The ghost mantis, also known as Phyllocrania paradoxa, is not a rare species, but it is considered a miniature mantis. When fully grown, they’re only about two inches long. It’s easy to mistake this ...

Currently, roughly 30 times as many insects are produced as the most-farmed “traditional” farm animal: the chicken. As an ethics professor, I think this raises pressing questions about what it ...

Currently, roughly 30 times as many insects are produced as the most-farmed “traditional” farm animal: the chicken. In the 17th century, many scientists believed that all nonhuman animals were ...

“It is a lot of bringing the old and the new together and bringing my friends’ and my friends of friends’ work together with my art—it has been really fun,” she notes. In the dining ...

Airy, Pennsylvania, according to the Brandywine Conservancy. But now they're in many states across the US and they can be a big problem for the praying mantises that are actually native. In Minnesota, ...