The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) or praying mantis is a species of praying mantis native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Is it a stunning pink orchid in bloom or a cunning predator lying in wait? The orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) may look ...

Mantis Mating: It's not true, as many people think, that female praying mantids always devour their mates. Only a few of the 180 mantid species engage in this shocking practice, and not always ...

Praying mantises, like most other complex organisms, mate to reproduce, but there’s a wrinkle. Female praying mantises often kill the male after they’re done mating, but one species of mantis ...

In addition to eating other insects, the female praying mantis often eats the male after mating. She will sometimes bite the male's head off during mating! Unbelievably, ...

Maybe it's those big eyes. The spooky gaze. Or perhaps it's the reverent posture. One thing is certain: There's no other animal like the praying mantis. An encounter with this bizarre beast is one ...

The female praying mantis deposits her eggs (200-300) on a twig or stem and then protects them with a Styrofoam-like substance she secretes from her body.

The female Chinese praying mantis can be over 4 inches long, typically larger than the male. When threatened, she rears up on her hind legs and spreads her wings to reveal a startling flash of color.

When a female mantis is hungry, she fakes fertility to snack on duped mates. December 23, 2014. A praying mantis at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC on July 31, 2014.

Praying mantis species can come in different colors, like brown, green or yellow. You might be most familiar with the green variety, as those are often depicted in photos, movies and so on.

This female praying mantis has a persuasive body part it uses to find mates. Is that a pheromone gland or are you just happy to see me? By Nikita Amir. Published Apr 29, 2021 6:00 AM EDT ...

Everybody knows that the female praying mantis will sometimes eat her partner after he’s mated with her. But new research suggests that some female mantids on the verge of starvation will ...