Did you know that the animal kingdom is full of strange and unexpected power dynamics? In this jaw-dropping video, we reveal ...

A Colorado dog trying to chase off a praying mantis may have been barking up the wrong tree in Berthoud. Watch the silly ...

10 Wondrous Praying Mantis Facts. From excellent vision to eerie camouflage and uncanny athleticism, these pious-looking carnivores are a wonder of the insect world.

If you thought praying mantises already look pretty cool, wait till you see them in these stunning shades. Scientists who put tiny 3-D glasses on these petite hunters have found that their ...

Praying mantises do not perceive the world as you do. For starters, they’re not very brainy — they’re insects. A human brain has 85 billion neurons; ...

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 ...

A praying mantis (left), a horned treehopper (middle) and a species of an assassin bug (right) are photographed. Read on for fascinating and numerical facts on these bugs and others.

And female mantises lay about 100 eggs in a single batch, so the father is replaced many times over. A female bordered mantis consumes a male mantis without mating with him. Photo by Josh Cassidy/KQED ...

It's Praying Mantis Mating Season: Here's What You Need To Know. After growing all summer praying mantises are large and ready to mate, with a diet including hummingbirds and a habit of sexual ...

A praying mantis is a type of insect known for being a great hunter. “Praying” comes from the way these insects hold their front legs below their head, as if they were in prayer.