The mouth of a praying mantis is perfectly adapted for its predatory lifestyle. Its mandibles (jawbones) are designed to ...

Oklahoma lawmakers advanced bills to designate four insects and wheat as state symbols. A 15-year-old's advocacy inspired the insect bill.

Egg cases from Chinese and European praying mantises can be differentiated by their shape. Neither species is native to Michigan.

Four insects and one crop moved closer Monday to becoming state symbols. The Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee passed two measures seeking to add them to a long list of state ...

Female bees and wasps are the real defenders. Only females can sting, because stingers are modified egg-laying organs. Males do nothing in defence. Females guard nests, food, and colonies with extreme ...

From the state song to the Virginia bird, flower and tree, the Commonwealth has more than three dozen official emblems and designations.

The Cape sundew is just one of many carnivorous plants, but with an extremely unique appearnce. Read here to learn more about these plants.

What’s the cleverest way to avoid being noticed by a predator in a forest? Make yourself look like a dead leaf, of course!

An invasive praying mantis species has established itself in parts of North America, bringing a highly efficient ambush predator into closer contact with native ecosystems and residential areas.

The praying mantis is a deadly ambush predator built for precision and speed. With binocular vision, excellent depth ...

In the realm of entomology, few creatures command as much fascination as the mantis. Throughout history, these striking insects have been deeply woven into local myths and legends, sometimes respected ...

As long as you can simulate the proper conditions that they prefer out in the wild, these critters are capable of living long and happy lives in captivity. If your pet gets loose, you can be held ...