Decades from now, when humanity has been reduced to small populations hiding in catacombs deep beneath the earth from the Praying Mantii Overlords, they will think back to that fateful, accursed day ...

If you haven't heard about murder hornets invading the US, you probably are living an innocent, "insect nightmare"-free existence under lockdown. Some of the rest of us are wondering when murder ...

If You See a Praying Mantis, Here’s the Spiritual Significance of Them Appearing in Your Life originally appeared on Parade. Wondering about the spiritual meaning of the praying mantis is ...

Nowadays, it seems like anyone can have any kind of pet that fits their heart’s desires, even if it is happiest and belongs in the wild. Our social media pages are filled with breeders begging ...

When you think of the Jurassic Period, you might think of dinosaurs, but all kinds of insects, including praying mantises, roamed the Earth back then, too. Some of the mantises died and fossilized ...

Giving whole new meaning to the term "bug eyed," researchers glue tiny glasses to the weird insect that sees and hunts in 3D in hopes of understanding 3D vision better. Eric Mack has been a CNET ...

A close-up of a female false garden mantis. Photo: Dr Kate Barry A male false garden mantis. They are attracted to female's bright abdomens. Photo: Dr Kate Barry A close-up of a female false garden ...

No matter how many times I come across one, I always get a kick when I find a praying mantis egg case. The tan-colored egg cases are somewhat common but hard enough to find that it makes them a bit of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Here’s one initial reaction to “Harmony Afield,” a sculpture of a praying mantis flanked by three fireflies, a few hours after it was erected Thursday at the entrance of Happy ...