For those who don’t know their bugs, the whimsical creature on top of the weathervane at the Whole Foods Market in Glastonbury may seem like some sort of alien. But don’t bother looking for any lights ...

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 ...

While there are somewhere around 2,000 species of mantids around the world, only three are common on Staten Island. In addition to the native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), the European ...

A motionless European mantis (Mantis religiosa) waits to ambush a bee-mimicking fly. Then, seizing the fly with its forelegs, the mantis eats the mouthparts and eventually the face off the fly while ...

The Mantis Religiosa (praying mantis) is an insect from the Mantidae family and it is one of the most well-known and widespread species of the order Mantodea, the Mantis JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images The ...