Maybe it's those big eyes. The spooky gaze. Or perhaps it's the reverent posture. One thing is certain: There's no other animal like the praying mantis. An encounter with this bizarre beast is one you ...

While walking around Hawkins Preserve in Cortez on a recent morning, I happened upon an insect that is letting itself be seen more this time of year. I managed to carefully scoop her (or him) up in my ...

Many animals can be adequately described by their namesake. The name Trans-Pecos Ratsnake tells one where that species can be observed. The name Eastern Bluebird tells one the color of the bird. The ...

One night in March of last year, a praying mantis crept onto a rooftop garden in India and perched on an artificial pond, waiting intently. When an unsuspecting guppy swam by, the insect snatched it ...

A new praying mantis has been identified, and like Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it has a fondness for prominent neckwear. "This species description of Ilomantis ginsburgae is novel since ...

Properly known as the European mantis (Mantis religiosa), the praying mantis takes its common and species name from the resting posture of the insects’ large front-most, or “raptorial” legs. The green ...

These might be the most stylish bugs around. Scientists made praying mantises wear tiny 3D glasses to test if the insects have strereopsis, or 3D vision. While these insects won't be watching the new ...

Praying mantises were pretty common in Bingham County this year, but every time I saw one, I was reminded of a campy science fiction movie about earth-based soldiers fighting giant insects on a ...

Day 7 of testimony on Monday includes an officer saying he believed his colleagues were justified in trying to enter Melissa Perez’s apartment Read full article: Former Bexar County constable Michelle ...

They might look a little like the Elton John of the insect world, but these spectacle wearing praying mantises are part of an experiment into 3D vision. British scientists have made the world’s ...