Male vs. Female Praying Mantis: Wings and Flying Ability . Most male praying mantises have longer wings than females, and while females are usually too heavy to take flight or do not need to fly, ...

Whether you know it as the Praying Mantis due to its “folded hands” posture or as the Preying Mantis because of its predatory behavior, remember it is a beneficial insect to have around.

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 ...

The praying mantis is unique among insects in its ability to turn its head a full 180 degrees, so it is difficult to approach them undetected.

The Chinese praying mantis is the one I see most often in our garden. They are brown with a green patch on their side that runs the length of their body. At 3 to 5 inches long, they are the larger ...