A McGill-led research team has identified a new species of praying mantis thanks to imprints of its fossilized wings. It lived in Labrador, in the Canadian Subarctic around 100 million years ago, ...

A new-to-science species of praying mantis found in Iran has been named as a symbol of universal freedom. Sinaiella azadi was ...

Leaving a legacy is important to many people, and some would be honored to have anything to carry on their name -- a street, a town, maybe even a bug? Well, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known to all as ...

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 ...

A rare new type of insect with a peculiar method of hunting has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest, researchers said. The creature — a tree-dwelling species of praying mantis — was identified ...

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered. Pey Khakbaz via Unsplash The feeling of fear is familiar to everyone, from when you hear a peculiar noise ...

Praying mantises have been spotted wild in the southwest of England for the first time and may have arrived on wind or in luggage. Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) have reported that two recent sightings ...

Researchers behind this new species of praying mantis say that its neck plate resembles Ruth Bader Ginsburg's favorite neckwear. Handout The Cleveland Museum of Natural History For the first time, ...

A research team has identified a new species of praying mantis thanks to imprints of its fossilized wings. It lived in Labrador, in the Canadian Subarctic around 100 million years ago, during the time ...

For the first time, scientists have used the genitals of female praying mantises to formally distinguish one species from another. And using this novel technique, they've identified a previously ...