Mantis shrimp are known for their hammer-like claws, their photoreceptor-rich eyes, and their colorful skin – which, as crustaceans, they must occasionally shed so they can grow. Here's one colorful ...

éCsar Favacho, a wildlife photographer and evolutionary biologist at the Emilio Goeldi Museum in Brazil, studies mantis taxonomy, behavior, and evolution. He used time-lapse photography to make a ...

DEAR JOAN: I’ve heard that a praying mantis can change color based on the plant that it’s on. I looked it up on the Internet, but what I found contradicts that. It says they may change when they shed ...

It’s very difficult to forget the distinctive appearance of a praying mantis after seeing one for the first time. The most common species of mantis here in East Central Indiana is the Chinese praying ...

My giant pet mantis shrimp just went through an epic molt and I caught the whole transformation on camera. Watch this ...

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 ...