Mantis religiosa, the green praying mantis you sometimes see in your backyard, is just one of the approximately 2400 species of mantises. These insects come in an amazing variety of sizes, shapes, and ...

“Bug Boy” Andrew Pfeifer with one of his favorites, a Malaysian dead leaf mantis, which camouflages itself from its prey by mimicking a dead leaf. Pfeifer buys his praying mantises — and their food — ...

A surprising number of insects look like sticks and leaves. But nobody created them that way—they’re the product of the wonderful processes of natural selection. of natural selection. This leaf mantis ...

A praying mantis appears to dance or adopt a kung-fu pose in this picture captured by Igor Siwanowicz at his home studio in Munich, Germany. Credit: IGOR SIWANOWICZ / BARCROFT MEDIA Igor Siwanowicz ...

Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian rainforest to sample the diversity of mantises. Mantis expert Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian amazon to sample the diversity of mantises in the forest. It is ...

These insects look set for the weekend as they bust some serious moves in this video clip. The African and Asian Dead Leaf mantis fought for space as they attempted to make themselves look big by ...

A farm owner in South Africa was taken aback when something flower-like moved on a bush in her garden. Margaret Neville discovered a fascinating insect on a lavender bush that was like nothing she had ...

In the garden, insects are both friend and foe. We are not fond of spider mites because they suck the life out of junipers and spruce. Japanese beetles are among the worst offenders because the grub ...