Mantis shrimp are known for their hammer-like claws, their photoreceptor-rich eyes, and their colorful skin – which, as crustaceans, they must occasionally shed so they can grow. Here's one colorful ...

DEAR JOAN: I’ve heard that a praying mantis can change color based on the plant that it’s on. I looked it up on the Internet, but what I found contradicts that. It says they may change when they shed ...

éCsar Favacho, a wildlife photographer and evolutionary biologist at the Emilio Goeldi Museum in Brazil, studies mantis taxonomy, behavior, and evolution. He used time-lapse photography to make a ...

In March, some nurseries will start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis, as a biological control for your garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, but ...

At this time of year, some nurseries start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis as a biological control for the garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, ...

It’s very difficult to forget the distinctive appearance of a praying mantis after seeing one for the first time. The most common species of mantis here in East Central Indiana is the Chinese praying ...

Try to sneak up on a praying mantis, and you may be surprised when it looks over its shoulder at you. No other insect can do this. This ability, along with their rather humanlike faces and forelegs ...