A number of birds sustain themselves by eating insects, but apparently, in some cases, the tables have turned. Researchers found most of the 147 documented cases from around the world occurred in the ...

About 1,800 species of praying mantids exist around the world. People often refer to any mantid as praying mantis, but mantises are part of a smaller group within the mantids. They get their name ...

DEAR JOAN: A few days ago, I found a praying mantis hanging out on one of my hummingbird feeders. A friend told me that praying mantises attack and eat hummingbirds! Can this be true? Should I have ...

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, ...