A praying mantis depends on precision targeting when hunting insects. Now, scientists have identified nerve cells that help calculate the depth perception required for these predators’ surgical ...

New research shows these ferocious insects don’t just hunt like robots. By Cara Giaimo A praying mantis watches intently as a fly bobs by. In less than a blink, she’s snatched it up.

If you opted for a real Christmas tree instead of artificial, it couldn’t hurt to give it a good once-over — praying mantis eggs might have hitched a ride inside. Officials in Erie County ...

Little did she know that a brown sac full of praying mantis eggs was hidden under one of its branches. Now, more than 100 insects have made her home their playground. “Bugs. Crawling on the ...

A female praying mantis eating a male's genitals. A female praying mantis eating a male's genitals. Oliver Koemmerling/CC Nothing stands between a male praying mantis and his need to get laid ...

The wingless praying mantis might be called the long jumper of the insect world. These lanky critters have an uncanny ability to jump at lighting speed -- less than a tenth of a second or a blink ...

The Royals have been surging since a praying mantis appeared in their dugout. The insect died but then they found another and kept on winning. They've won 8 straight and are in playoff contention.

Peacock mantis shrimp get their name from their kaleidoscope shell, like a peacock’s tail, and their hinged forearms that resemble those of a praying mantis. They are one of the most colorful ...

High up in the tree canopy in a forest in French Guiana, citizen scientists found what had eluded researchers for 150 years. Females, on guard. Until that moment, all that was known about one ...

Baby mantises festooning a holiday evergreen. @andeekitty / Tiktok “If you do have an emergence of praying mantis nymphs in your home due to an unseen ootheca, do not panic,” said Sydney K.