The praying mantis got its name from the Greek word mantikos, which means soothsayer or prophet. This name was given to them ...

The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) or praying mantis is a species of praying mantis native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

While mantises are known for sexual cannibalism — the praying mantis (Tenodera sinensis) engages in this gory activity in up to 28% of natural encounters — the female springbok mantis is a ...

Is it a stunning pink orchid in bloom or a cunning predator lying in wait? The orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) may look ...

Praying mantises, like most other complex organisms, mate to reproduce, but there’s a wrinkle. Female praying mantises often kill the male after they’re done mating, but one species of mantis ...

A man has shared a horrifying snap of a praying mantis nest that hatched right outside his front door, covering his porch in bugs. Emoats83, from Nebraska, uploaded a photo to Reddit, showing ...

A praying mantis watches intently as a fly bobs by. In less than a blink, she’s snatched it up. When the tape is played back in slow motion, we see the mantis pause and calibrate, almost like an ...

This male Vates is a member of the horned praying mantis group that evolved camouflage features including a head horn and leg lobes that disguise it from predators. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert ...

A species of praying mantis found only in the Amazon has an unusual appendage that releases pheromones, an evolutionary development.

Female dragon mantises aren't subtle about letting males know that they're ready for sex. When it's mating time, females of this rare praying mantis species inflate a glistening, greenish gland ...