Praying Mantis, Mantis religiosa, eating a grasshopper. The squad of insects captured in this extraordinary YouTube clip is among the most visually striking you are likely to come across. They look ...

Praying mantids, commonly referred to as praying mantis, may look harmless, but they’re aggressive predators that eat a wide ...

These days, social media is changing how we notice nature. Even tiny creatures that used to go unnoticed are now getting their share of attention online. Short videos of insects moving quickly or ...

Even though I know that praying mantises are not native to New England and that they are not beneficial (due to their voracious appetites for anything small and alive) I still wait for them to show up ...