Meet the Orchid Mantis. No, this is not a flower
It looks like an entire flower, and its evolutionary history is a story in itself.
Tag: praying mantis
How some male mantises avoid getting their heads chopped off after sex
Males employ sexual coercion in order to quickly mate and flee the scene in one piece.
Scientists outfit praying mantises with tiny 3D glasses, find new type of stereo vision
Turns out the praying mantis sees in 3D quite differently from us -- and this could be exploited by new ...
Predatory cockroach found in 100 million year old amber
Geologists have found a praying-mantis-like cockroach that lived at the side by side with the dinosaurs, 100 million years ago, during the ...
How the praying mantises make their amazing leaps
Praying mantises are peculiar creatures, by human standards. The insect often stands in a pose that looks like it is ...
