Her job? Checking the sold trees for praying mantis egg sacs. These insects often attach their egg sacs, resembling a brown, walnut-sized hard clump similar to a pine cone, to Christmas tree branches.

A ghost mantis, also called Phyllocrania paradoxa, is a species of praying mantis known for its ... When it's time to lay eggs, female mantises will lay an average of six ootheca (egg clusters ...

These mysterious pods were found in a barn in New York. What are they, and what should you do if you find some around your house?

She shared a top four that can, and can’t, be kept legally in Canada, based on her role in animal care at the downtown ...

These critters get their name from their kaleidoscope shell—like a peacock’s tail—and their hinged forearms which resemble that of a praying ... more eggs. Like other reef species, mantis ...

Like a praying mantis, the mantis shrimp use a specialised ... the food while the female puts her efforts into raising their eggs. However, the arrangement is not fool proof ...