The squad of insects captured in this extraordinary YouTube clip is among the most visually striking you are likely to come ...

Praying mantises possess stereo vision ... They also target other arthropods like spiders and sometimes even small vertebrate animals. Some mantises are known to prey on hummingbirds, as well ...

Nowadays, it seems like anyone can have any kind of pet that fits their heart’s desires, even if it is happiest and belongs ...

These critters get their name from their kaleidoscope shell—like a peacock’s tail—and their hinged forearms which resemble that of a praying ... skills. Mantis shrimp are small but ...

This species lives on the ground or brush in Australia. Its tiny body and dark brown-gray coloration allow it to blend in with small twigs and other debris littering the ground. While this mantis may ...

The name, of course, comes from the shrimp’s similarity in appearance to its fellow invertebrate, the praying ... 500 species of mantis shrimp exist globally—a relatively small number by ...

Females, on guard. Until that moment, all that was known about one praying mantis species — Microphotina viridescens — was learned by observing males, according to an April 15 study published ...