In March, some nurseries will start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis, as a biological control for your garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, but ...

While walking around Hawkins Preserve in Cortez on a recent morning, I happened upon an insect that is letting itself be seen more this time of year. I managed to carefully scoop her (or him) up in my ...

Many animals can be adequately described by their namesake. The name Trans-Pecos Ratsnake tells one where that species can be observed. The name Eastern Bluebird tells one the color of the bird. The ...

At this time of year, some nurseries start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis as a biological control for the garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, ...

'Praying Mantis' is another blue-chip production from the master workshop of award-winning filmmaker Kurt Muendl. Programmes like 'An Everyday Monster' about the house fly, 'Shadow hunters' about ...

Praying mantises were pretty common in Bingham County this year, but every time I saw one, I was reminded of a campy science fiction movie about earth-based soldiers fighting giant insects on a ...

There is no way I would ever take the unusual praying mantis for granted. This growing season, Shirley Chapman had asked some of us if we had any of the egg cases. She wanted to follow the thrilling ...

“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 ...