Buyers may pay up to $450 for the privilege of owning an orchid mantis. Breeder prices vary depending on shipping costs and the breeder’s ethics. Female orchid mantises live eight to 10 months, while ...

Egg cases from Chinese and European praying mantises can be differentiated by their shape. Neither species is native to ...

Hershey Gardens will be alive with all kinds of exotic insects, along with reptiles and amphibians, at this year’s Bug-O-Rama. The eighth annual Bug-O-Rama insect exhibition will be held 10 a.m.- 3 ...

At this time of year, some nurseries start selling the egg cases of Chinese mantis as a biological control for the garden. These alien-looking insects are praying mantis and are harmless to humans, ...

The praying mantis ‘hitchhiked’ its way to Britain, says wildlife charity - Jam Press/Cornwall Wildlife Trust Praying mantises have been spotted in the wild in mainland England for the first time.

Q. I have a friend who told me I need to go out in my garden and remove and destroy any invasive Chinese praying mantis egg cases I can find in my landscape and garden. I thought mantises were ...

Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf mantis species in which males avoid this fate with an elaborate dance ...