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

Plenty of insects ... brown, praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, and the Chinese, green mantis, Tenodera sinensis. These alien-looking creatures are fascinating to watch as they blend in with the stems ...

Not all bugs are bad. In fact, some can benefit your garden. So don't be so quick to try to get rid of every insect you see crawling on your plants. Some are not pests. Many are actually hardworking ...

Galls on oak leaves are harmless growths caused by specific insects. They have different shapes depending on the insect species causing the gall.

Home » News » 17 Insect Species That Behave Like Mammals While insects and mammals evolved along different evolutionary paths, certain insect species have independently developed behaviors that ...

Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages ...

The insect’s limbs are flattened and leaf-like, with delicate frills that further enhance its floral disguise. What makes the Orchid Mantis particularly alien is its ability to attract pollinators not ...

Prof. Wager showed that the outer skins of many leaves are, in fact, lenses, very much like the eyes of many insects, and quite as capable of forming clear images of surrounding objects.

Meet the 'Bone Collector' Caterpillar: A Rare Hawaiian Insect That Wears Its Prey and Lives Among Spiders Existing only within six square miles on the island of Oʻahu, scientists say it may be ...

Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.

Every year the Royal Entomological Society runs an insect photography competition for non-professionals. Here are some of the winners.

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to researchers at Penn State who found insect damage on fossil leaves from South ...