The snake-tail mantis shows there’s more to these insects than just cannibalism. This male snake-tail mantis, Ameles serpentiscauda, has three simple eyes (ocelli) visible between its antennae, which ...

A routine stop at a local bait store turned wild when a mantis shrimp—nicknamed the “alien of the ocean”—decided to fight back. With lightning-fast reflexes and a punch powerful enough to break glass, ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Gravid praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata in a patch of African blue basil in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) There’s a “mom” in the word Stagmomantis, as in Stag-mom-antis ...

Get up close and personal with one of nature’s most fascinating predators. This praying mantis looks like it’s straight out of a sci-fi movie. Don't miss the detailed close-ups! #PrayingMantis ...

The Alien franchise has always focused on just one titular alien — the Xenomorph. Yes, over the years, we got extrapolations of the Xenomorph, like the Queen, and the facehuggers. Yet they all still ...

“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 ...

The newly confirmed presence of an “alien,” or non-native, mantis species on the Galápagos Islands has experts concerned about its impacts on the archipelago’s delicate ecosystem. Even more concerning ...