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 ...

Male vs. Female Praying Mantis: Behavior One major behavioral difference between the male and female praying mantis is that the females are more sedentary than the males.

As they report in Ecology and Evolution, their camera captured footage of a praying mantis killing a nestling and eating from it. Praying mantises are known for their aggression, but even so, the ...

If the symbolism of a praying mantis speaks to you, you could want to commemorate the animal with a meaningful tattoo. The image you choose to get can really represent whatever you want.

10 Wondrous Praying Mantis Facts From excellent vision to eerie camouflage and uncanny athleticism, these pious-looking carnivores are a wonder of the insect world.

Hollywood might have a whole new target audience for 3-D movies. Scientists have outfitted praying mantises with old-school 3-D glasses and showed them video clips to find out whether these tiny ...

Newfound nerve cells in praying mantises help detect different views that each of the insects’ eyes sees, a mismatch that creates depth perception.

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 ...

Graphic viral video shows a praying mantis snatch a murder hornet from behind, hold its deadly stinger at bay and chew through its entire head.

As it turns out, when a male mantis loses his head, it doesn’t mean he loses the urge to procreate. You read that right.

Watch Praying Mantis Feast on Bird in Horrifying Video: 'Brutal to Watch' Published Jan 12, 2023 at 9:32 AM EST Updated Jan 12, 2023 at 9:42 AM EST By Jess Thomson ...