Praying mantis females lay their eggs in autumn on vertical surfaces. As leaves fall, praying mantis egg cases become easier ...

Praying Mantids can be purchased from plant nurseries as a group of tiny hatchlings shortly after emerging from their ootheca ...

Female praying mantids are known for eating their mates, but what is the evolutionary advantage to this practice? This series of images is taken from film shot for Evolution: "Why Sex?" ...

It’s true that most people do not put the words “beautiful” and “insect” together unless they’re thinking of butterflies. But ...

There are 20 native species of mantids in the country to watch out for in addition to the many invasive kinds, especially if ...

In the study, researchers examined the genetic code of the horsehair worm species Chordodes fukuii and its favorite host, ...

A fascinating looking insect spotted on the front steps of a residence in Kamloops recently appears to be a cross between a ...

Many gardeners are starting their fall garden and landscape clean-up. It's important to strike the right balance between ...

These monkeys will also occasionally eat insects like beetles, ants, and mantids. As with other primate species, grooming is an important form of socializing for woolly monkeys, strengthening ...

DEAR JOAN: My 3-year-old Burmese, Zephyr, is affectionate, playful, sweet and also the most rambunctious and stubborn cat I have ever shared my life with. At home, I can brush his teeth, groom him ...

Backyard chickens can be recruited for lanternfly control, but you can also install bird feeders to attract songbirds or use companion planting to lure in predatory insects, like praying mantids ...

The Yellow-Throated Longclaw feeds almost exclusively on insects which are found in grasslands, such as grasshoppers, ants, mantids and beetles. Feeding is mainly done on the ground, but it will ...