European mantis in green coloration. Credit: Photo by eLKayPics, licensed via Creative Commons. Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign up You may have ...

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 ...

Molly Kreuze says more than 100 praying mantises have taken over her home after being brought in on her Christmas tree Christmas has come and gone, but one Virginia veterinarian was left with one ...

KENNEWICK -- I noticed a large green mantis hiding among the leaves of my potted herbs. He was patiently waiting for a large grasshopper to come to him. The grasshopper came closer and then suddenly, ...

You may have noticed some large, charismatic insect friends hanging out in tall grasses or low bushes lately, or perhaps absorbing the warmth of the sun on the side of a building. Late summer and ...