Female praying mantids ... Bizarre as is seems, the male mantid can continue to engage in sex after his head has been devoured. Sexual cannibalism isn't a must for the mantis to reproduce.

Unlike males, females have very short wings that only cover the front part of their body. The new to science praying mantis ...

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered ... “medium-sized,” “slender,” ...

Praying mantises have mastered the art of how not to ... which they often snatch from midair. As is the case in many mantis species, both the males and the females have wings, but only the males can ...

In the arid environment of west-central Iran, a new species of praying mantis was discovered ... and “rod-shaped,” researchers said. Males of the species are about an inch long, and females ...