A praying mantis watches intently as a fly bobs by. In less than a blink, she’s snatched it up. When the tape is played back in slow motion, we see the mantis pause and calibrate, almost like an ...

‘Mantis:’ the monster-sized hexapod robot Matthew Knight, CNN 1 minute read Updated 1:44 PM EDT, Fri April 19, 2013 Link ... "Mantis" weighs 1.9 tons and is nearly three meters tall.

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 ...

South African praying mantis (Miomantis caffra) Female praying mantises are famous for attacking and cannibalising their mates during or after a sexual encounter, but evidence is emerging that ...

The praying mantis is unique among insects in its ability to turn its head a full 180 degrees, ... During the last molting, the mantises emerge with thin, transparent wings.

UC Davis alum discovers new species of praying mantis 01:58 A small discovery is now a big deal in the world of insects, and it's all thanks to a UC Davis alum. Lohit Garikipati discovered a new ...

The Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, a troupe based at the College of Du Page, has brought its Chicago-area premiere production of the contemporary Chilean play ”The Praying Mantis” into the c… ...

Season two of "Monsters and Mysteries in America," is coming to Warren County with the tale of the Musconetcong Mantis Man, a bug-like alien creature believed to roam near the water at night time.

Praying for their prey: Mantises pose like conductors as doomed damselfly dances to their tune. By DAILY MAIL REPORTER . Published: 13:09 EDT, 4 November 2012 | Updated: 13:09 EDT, 4 November 2012 ...