Cryptic coloration is also very useful when it comes to catching prey. This mantis feeds on small creatures such as crickets.

The giant rainforest mantis is great at catching things. Its strong arms (which are really its front legs) may look like they ...

Sierra Allen took this photo in the Valley of a Praying Mantis in the leaves of a Japanese maple. Though it is difficult to ...

Praying mantises — with their angular features, huge eyes and centaur posture — often seem a bit alien. But researchers have recently found one mantis species that takes this otherworldly quality to ...

McGowan notes he has seen mantises stalking hummingbird feeders before, but has never witnessed an attack. Anecdotal accounts ...