I was working in a garden earlier this summer surrounded by hues of green and the heady smell of soil. I was so fascinated by tilling the cool earth by hand, making drawings and furrows with my ...

Nature's 'sleeper beast,' the praying mantis, belies its calm facade with lethal predatory prowess. These insects, masters of stealth and speed, possess remarkable 3D vision and lightning-fast strikes ...

Appearance: Most adults are bright green, while some are tan. Up to 3 inches long with buggy eyes, a triangular head and a pair of long, flexible forearms. Distribution: Originally from Europe, they ...

There are a number of other predators considered beneficial to your garden because they are natural eaters of insect pests that plague our plants. For example, praying mantis are aggressive eaters of ...

Praying mantises are among nature’s most fascinating yet terrifying insects, often mistaken for peaceful, meditative creatures due to their signature “praying” posture. Beneath this calm appearance, ...