Mantises are elite ambush predators, snatching their victims with a lightning-fast strike of their front limbs. But one newly described species doesn’t just hold its prey in a prickly embrace: It ...

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered. Pey Khakbaz via Unsplash The feeling of fear is familiar to everyone, from when you hear a peculiar noise ...

Leaving a legacy is important to many people, and some would be honored to have anything to carry on their name -- a street, a town, maybe even a bug? Well, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known to all as ...

Praying mantises have been spotted wild in the southwest of England for the first time and may have arrived on wind or in luggage. Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT) have reported that two recent sightings ...

A McGill-led research team has identified a new species of praying mantis thanks to imprints of its fossilized wings. It lived in Labrador, in the Canadian Subarctic around 100 million years ago, ...

A research team has identified a new species of praying mantis thanks to imprints of its fossilized wings. It lived in Labrador, in the Canadian Subarctic around 100 million years ago, during the time ...