Mike Maxwell recently finished a ninth season studying the love life of the praying mantises that live around Bishop, a town in California's Eastern Sierra. Over that time, he's seen some unsettlingly ...

The praying mantis got its name from the Greek word mantikos, which means soothsayer or prophet. This name was given to them because of the unique way this insect rests with its forelegs clasped ...

Gifts are great, but the last thing you need under your tree on Christmas morning are hundreds of baby praying mantises. Families across the country have been sharing their stories of praying mantis ...

In Michigan, we have two species of praying mantis. Both of our mantis species, the Chinese praying mantis and the European praying mantis, are not native and have been introduced into our state. They ...