As one family discovered, small walnut-like growths sometimes found on Christmas trees are not part of the tree itself, but are "oothecas" potentially harboring hundreds of praying mantis eggs.

It turned out the tree was infested with a “million” praying mantises that had hatched from eggs hidden among its branches, she wrote. Coward’s post racked up more than 4 million views and l ...

A praying mantis is a lanky insect with a triangular head, large eyes, and six long legs, the front two of which seem to be perpetually lifted in prayer. But with over 2,400 species of them on the ...

And even more specifically, it turns out that Christmas trees are actually super-attractive to praying mantises in particular. Not only may you find such insects in your tree, but you’re also ...

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Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. The praying mantis arrived in early September, landing on a stalk of a pitcher plant that was set out on the deck behind our house.

This image provided by associate professor Takuya Sato of Kyoto University shows a Harabiro mantis walking on asphalt. OSAKA -- Every autumn, dead mantises can be seen lying on the asphalt of roads.

While unusual to find, this weird addition that may appear to be a pine cone at first could well be a praying mantis egg with 100 or so tiny baby praying mantises inside. But, don’t, whatever you do, ...

Many people tend to mistake praying mantis eggs with pine cones because they appear to be similar in shape and color. But, if you don't remove it from your tree and take it outside, it can turn into ...