Jan 22, 2021 by News Staff

Paleontologists have identified a new fossil genus and species of primitive praying mantis from fore- and hind-wing imprints discovered in Labrador, Canada. Labradormantis...

Mar 16, 2020 by Enrico de Lazaro

An international team of archaeologists and entomologists has discovered and examined an ancient arthropod-like petroglyph at the Teymareh rock art site...

Sep 26, 2018 by News Staff

Praying mantises are carnivorous insects with powerful raptorial front legs. Their diet includes insects, lizards, frogs, newts, mice, small birds, snakes...

Mar 5, 2015 by News Staff

A new study published in the journal Current Biology reveals that, unlike other jumping insects, wingless baby mantises don’t spin out of control when...

May 21, 2014 by News Staff

Entomologists have described a new species of praying mantis from Nyungwe National Park, the Republic of Rwanda. Dystacta tigrifrutex, female. Image credit:...