This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Charles Alverson, a WHNT News 19 viewer in ...

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, ...

Praying mantises are among nature’s most fascinating yet terrifying insects, often mistaken for peaceful, meditative creatures due to their signature “praying” posture. Beneath this calm appearance, ...

Praying mantises may not actually pray, but they do prey heavily on their fellow insects, along with other small land animals. Now, however, for the first time, scientists have documented a praying ...

Nature's 'sleeper beast,' the praying mantis, belies its calm facade with lethal predatory prowess. These insects, masters of stealth and speed, possess remarkable 3D vision and lightning-fast strikes ...