The term ‘praying mantis’ is used to refer to a group of insects that adopt a praying posture when their front legs are at rest. They are all long and narrow, and have a distinctive elongated thorax ...

A praying mantis hunts for aphids on a hibiscus bloom Tuesday. As the Maui News shifts to a weekly 32-page edition starting June 6, we will feature a submitted photo of the week in the paper and ...

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 ...

Meet the mysterious praying mantis, an insect known for its unique appearance and hunting skills. Why is it so special, and ...

Giving whole new meaning to the term "bug eyed," researchers glue tiny glasses to the weird insect that sees and hunts in 3D in hopes of understanding 3D vision better. Eric Mack has been a CNET ...