Preying mantises are vulnerable to horsehair worm parasites, which depend on other animals for their lifecycle needs.

Mantises are elite ambush predators, snatching their victims with a lightning-fast strike of their front limbs. But one newly described species doesn’t just hold its prey in a prickly embrace: It ...

The newly confirmed presence of an “alien,” or non-native, mantis species on the Galápagos Islands has experts concerned about its impacts on the archipelago’s delicate ecosystem. Even more concerning ...

For the first time, researchers have described a new species of praying mantis based on female genitalia – and not the male’s. Also, it’s named after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The ...

While there are somewhere around 2,000 species of mantids around the world, only three are common on Staten Island. In addition to the native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), the European ...

A calm little praying mantis sits perfectly still as a spider creeps nearby. For a moment, you might think the mantis is meditating. It is named for its “praying” pose, after all. Then, in a blink, ...

In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a coastal woodland even more ancient than the Amazon, unicorns lurk. The forests, which have declined by as much as 90 percent in the last century and remain underexplored ...

Leaving a legacy is important to many people, and some would be honored to have anything to carry on their name -- a street, a town, maybe even a bug? Well, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known to all as ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Researchers have described a new species of praying mantis from Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, adding to the 250 known mantis species native to the country. The new species, Vates phoenix, belongs to a ...

“Alien” mantis species Liturgusa maya may have arrived in the Galápagos as a stowaway in agricultural material, according to a study. Getty Images/iStockphoto The newly confirmed presence of an “alien ...