Praying mantises were pretty common in Bingham County this year, but every time I saw one, I was reminded of a campy science fiction movie about earth-based soldiers fighting giant insects on a ...

When it comes to state insects, most states honor beloved and benign bugs, like butterflies, honey bees and ladybugs. Connecticut has designated a voracious predator as its bug-to-be-most-proud-of for ...

This short timelapse of a praying mantis eating a fly is like a horror film directed by nature. From afar, watching a praying mantis catch a small bug isn't something most would bat an eye over. Up ...

I was startled. A praying mantis materialized in the flowers, inches from my hand. I was watering with a hose, and the big bug made its way gingerly up a nearby fence to escape the water. I was ...

Godzilla vs. Mothra and now mantis vs. fly! Remembering some of the sci-fi horror movies involving a giant insect, a praying mantis may come to mind, and a fear factor is born. However, a praying ...

HARTFORD, Conn. – When it comes to state insects, most states honor beloved and benign bugs, like butterflies, honey bees and ladybugs. Connecticut has designated a voracious predator as its bug-to-be ...