Many people may think this insect is harmless, but it can hurt and kill hummingbirds. You don't want to see this well-known ...

Praying Mantises Are Killing Machines showcases the stealthy precision and brutal efficiency of one of nature’s most ...

A crown that looks like one long, dead leaf sits on its head. No two mantises look alike, but they share similar body styles and colors. According to Keeping Insects, ghost mantises are usually ...

During recent field surveys, researchers collected four juvenile praying mantises and brought them back to the lab, according to a study published Feb. 27 in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa.

Did you know that you can find one of the largest insects in the world in Minnesota? It's an invasive species, though.

How many mantises do you see in this image? The two mantises shown are among the largest and smallest of all mantises. While they seem to be getting along fine, most mantises like to keep to ...

The study revealed that spined soldier bugs—a predatory stink bug native to North America known for preying on various agricultural pests—as well as Carolina and Chinese mantises were ...

You can see its eyes (1); the colorful underside of its claws (2); and, spread out like a shield, the underside of the top of its pronotum (3) – the first segment of its thorax, which is usually ...