To me they are the most amazing little creatures that I know of and I never get tired of them. I know that I have written about them before, but I think that something this amazing deserves another ...

THE spiny flower mantis is a beautiful and colorful flower mantis. As nymphs (babies) they merely measure about 2,5cm in size and as adults they are about 10cm in length and able to fly. The ...

A farm owner in South Africa was taken aback when something flower-like moved on a bush in her garden. Margaret Neville discovered a fascinating insect on a lavender bush that was like nothing she had ...

Nature’s most deceptive hunters, such as the Orchid Praying Mantis and Spiny Flower Mantis, employ a strategy called aggressive mimicry. Found predominantly in the rainforests of Southeast Asia and ...

Mantis religiosa, the green praying mantis you sometimes see in your backyard, is just one of the approximately 2400 species of mantises. These insects come in an amazing variety of sizes, shapes, and ...

These insects initially resemble exquisite flowers, but upon closer inspection, the illusion quickly disappears. Some species ...

Two Papuan Stag Beetle males fight in a studio in Wamena, Indonesia. Polish photographer Igor Siwanowicz has spent hours capturing stag beetles wrestling and praying mantises in kung-fu-style poses.