Finding multiple females of the French Guiana species in close proximity to each other is “particularly noteworthy,” ...

Female praying mantids ... Bizarre as is seems, the male mantid can continue to engage in sex after his head has been devoured. Sexual cannibalism isn't a must for the mantis to reproduce.

A ghost mantis, also called Phyllocrania paradoxa, is a species of praying mantis known for its ... and the females tend to be much bulkier than the males. However, the ghost mantis is generally ...

Unlike males, females have very short wings that only cover the front part of their body. The new to science praying mantis ...

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered ... and “rod-shaped,” researchers said. Males of the species are about an inch long, and females ...

Like a praying mantis, the mantis shrimp use a ... Hunting with their longer spears, male zebra mantis shrimp provide virtually all of the food while the female puts her efforts into raising ...

These critters get their name from their kaleidoscope shell—like a peacock’s tail—and their hinged forearms which resemble that of a praying mantis and ... will store the male’s sperm ...

Praying mantises have mastered the art of how not to ... which they often snatch from midair. As is the case in many mantis species, both the males and the females have wings, but only the males can ...