I have solitude, peace here,” says Stella Cruz, whose native plant garden was a gift from Pollinator Project Rogue Valley.

An Australian wētā lookalike was first noticed in Pukekohe in 1990. Now the stroppy biting insects are common from Auckland ...

Why you shouldn't kill daddy long-legs Kesheimer makes a good case, pointing out they eat small insects and ... Easy to identify, a praying mantis has a narrow, green body three to four inches ...

From the colorful courtship displays of birds to ... we won’t start eating our partners any time soon! But it’s fascinating to explore how even the darkest aspects of nature can offer insights into ...

the South African praying mantis’ colours can range from brown to bright green and have no lovely dots. Also, our native female does not eat her mate, though a few native males have been lost to ...

Love is in the air—or sometimes, it’s on the ground, in the water, or even hanging upside down! In the animal kingdom, finding a mate is anything but ordinary. From dazzling dances and quirky gifts to ...

They might live the life of dreams now, but some celebrities certainly paid their dues with these unexpected jobs ...

Enter an unlikely hero in solving this technological challenge: the praying mantis. A team from the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed high-tech ...

Newborn baby praying mantis sits on Ootheca (Oviparity) on black background. Transcaucasian Tree Mantis (Hierodula transcaucasica). Closeup of nymph form of mantis insect Closeup of Green praying ...

Mantis shrimp withstand repeated high-impact forces without structural damage. Researchers discovered the shrimp's clubs feature a protective pattern that controls how stress waves travel through ...

have led the public to question whether the infection can be spread to humans through eating eggs or chicken. Here's what we know now. The U.S. Department of Agriculture noted that bird flu ...