Praying mantises eat a variety of crawling insects such as grasshoppers and crickets. A large praying mantis of the kind shown here may reach a length of about 6 inches. These insects can fly but ...

When this praying mantis had its hapless victim in its spiked grasp, it hadn't banked on sharing it. So when an annoying wasp tries to swipe the juicy grasshopper snack from its jaws, it was none ...

The mantis is related to the grasshopper, the cricket and the termite. It has two large bulbous compound eyes capable of seeing shapes and colors, a mouth designed to chew and very distinct wings.

Two large front legs are held upright in a manner that resembles a person in prayer, whence cometh the name. They make it such a deadly predator it could be aptly called praying mantis.

Q: Can you tell me about the praying mantis? I am planning to purchase an egg case next spring for my garden. Answer: The mantis belongs to the grasshopper family. It is long and thin, with ...

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 ...

"And the signature line of Bolaños' Red Grasshopper character kind of reminded me of the fact that you had this pretty large species of praying mantis that no one had found for many years." ...