Growing up, we heard that it was illegal to harm a praying mantis. I remember worrying that I would step on one by accident and get sent to jail. I needn’t have fretted — it was an ...

Praying mantises are efficient, voracious and ambitious carnivores. They hunt other insects, spiders, frogs, lizards and even hummingbirds.

Praying mantises have been observed eating birds on all continents but Antarctica.

A new study published in the Wilson Journal of Ornithology has found 147 cases of praying mantises killing and eating small birds. (Megan Ralph/Dryad Ranch) ...

Mantises are elite ambush predators, snatching their victims with a lightning-fast strike of their front limbs. But one newly described species doesn’t just hold its prey in a prickly embrace ...

It's Praying Mantis Mating Season: Here's What You Need To Know After growing all summer praying mantises are large and ready to mate, with a diet including hummingbirds and a habit of sexual ...

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 ...

This ruthless praying mantis, which was filmed pouncing on and devouring its prey to earn the title "murder mantis." (Warning: This gets a little nasty.) The murder hornet is dead.

Praying mantises may not actually pray, but they do prey heavily on their fellow insects, along with other small land animals. Now, however, for the first time, scientists have documented a ...