Praying mantises are known for eating other insects like moths, crickets and grasshoppers, as well as frogs, lizards, snakes and even birds. Heck, praying mantises even eat each other after mating.

Size doesn’t always determine who comes out on top, and this unbelievable battle between a lizard and a praying mantis proves it. You won’t believe what happens when a lizard underestimates one of ...

Now, however, for the first time, scientists have documented a praying mantis catching and eating fish.

Praying mantises are what scientists call “generalist” hunters, meaning they eat pretty much whatever they want. Despite their eclectic taste, however, no one has ever seen a praying mantis ...

Praying mantises mate in the fall and contrary to popular belief, the female does not always eat the male. He may mate several times if he is lucky enough to escape.

I discovered that the praying mantis is actually a very beneficial creature to have in your backyard garden, and not a villain at all.

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 ...

They normally eat other insects but larger species can prey on small lizards, frogs, birds, snakes, and even rodents. The mantis order contains around 2,200 species in 9 families.

ByBen Coxworth September 21, 2018 / Fish-catching praying mantis surprises scientists The fish-eating praying mantis chows down on its catch Rajesh Puttaswamaiah View 3 Images / / / The fish ...