The discovery of insects "worshipping" a magnet has sparked a surge of interest on social media. A photo snapped in the ...

Nature is often described as a battlefield, but for some predators, it is a masquerade ball. While most creatures use ...

As an undergraduate, Lohitashwa Garikipati worked in the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis. (Kathy Keatley Garvey/UC Davis) Lohitashwa Garikipati ’17 just discovered a new species of praying ...

Some mantises can taste leaves with a newly discovered sensory organ: a strange, bristly bump projecting from their chests. This “gustifolium” is unlike anything seen in mantises or any other ...

A fascinating close-up of a praying mantis as it patiently waits, blending perfectly with its surroundings. This tiny ...

There are so many insects in the world it’s impossible to comprehend their actual numbers. There are just too many of them! Even if you could picture how many are out there you wouldn’t want to. Their ...

As I was trimming spirea bushes this year, I was pleased to see several odd shaped “growths” on various branches. These are the egg cases, or ootheca, for the “praying mantis,” a member of the ...

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 ...