As peonies come to life, some people have noticed black ants crawling all over the buds.

The term ‘praying mantis’ is used to refer to a group of insects that adopt a praying posture when their front legs are at ...

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are ...

Try to sneak up on a praying mantis, and you may be surprised when it looks over its shoulder at you. No other insect can do this. This ability, along with their rather humanlike faces and ...

and together with three small simple eyes located between them, mantises have both stereoscopic vision and excellent depth perception, essential for gauging the distance and speed of their prey.

A praying mantis lurks on a hummingbird feeder, watching carefully as a hummingbird hovers ... Hummingbirds are also fast, so a mantis might react before discerning what it caught. Hunger may also ...

Iranian researcher Mahmood Kolnegari has described a new praying mantis species in central Iran, naming it Sinaiella azadi (“freedom” in Persian) to symbolize the importance of scientific ...

where most compound eyes excel at detecting motion but struggle with depth perception. Enter an unlikely hero in solving this ...

This limitation shares a surprising connection with the insect world, where most compound eyes excel at detecting motion but struggle with depth perception. Enter an unlikely hero in solving this ...

A praying mantis is a lanky insect with a triangular head, large eyes, and six long legs, the front two of which seem to be perpetually lifted in prayer. But with over 2,400 species of them on the ...

This insect, however, is a native. Here are some interesting praying mantis facts from the website Insect Lore: they have five eyes; they can see in 3D; they have only one ear and it’s between ...