The praying mantis (more properly called the “praying mantids,” as the “mantis” refers to the genus mantis, of which only some praying mantids are a part) has long spikes on the end of its legs that ...

A seemingly innocent praying mantis has been caught on camera munching down an unexpectedly large prey: a hummingbird. The video, which shows the mantis hanging upside down from a tree branch, holding ...

When Dan Young backed out of his driveway Wednesday afternoon, a small flutter caught his eye. He quickly processed it as probably being a hummingbird, and his curiosity convinced him to back up for a ...

This is the gruesome sight of a praying mantis feasting on the head of a bird it has just snared. Amateur photographer Tom Vaughan captured the grizzly sight in New Mexico before posting it to ...

Washington — The praying mantis is considered a beneficial bug in that it eats annoying insects such as stink bugs — but they also can consume backyard birds. “There have been several reports, and ...

DEAR JOAN: A few days ago, I found a praying mantis hanging out on one of my hummingbird feeders. A friend told me that praying mantises attack and eat hummingbirds! Can this be true? Should I have ...

While praying mantises aren’t the target visitors for a hummingbird feeder, a startling photo shows that they might come around anyway—but not for the sugar water. Several years ago, New Mexico ...

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The first time I saw a praying mantis my dad explained that it ate lots of insect pests so I should never kill one. I suspect that everyone has learned that lesson as a child. Measuring up to four ...