A Colorado dog trying to chase off a praying mantis may have been barking up the wrong tree in Berthoud. Watch the silly ...

A video taken in Berthoud, Colorado, shows a dog's encounter with a praying mantis. Colorado is home to seven mantis species, and the insects are known to eat both beneficial and harmful bugs.

A video taken in Berthoud, Colorado, shows a dog's encounter with a praying mantis. Colorado is home to seven mantis species, and the insects are known to eat both beneficial and harmful bugs.

Praying mantises are opportunists and tend to focus on whatever suitable prey is available in their habitats. They will eat insects, worms, larvae, fish, and spiders—as shown in this clip.

The term ‘ praying mantis ’ is used to refer to a group of insects that adopt a praying posture when their front legs are at rest. They are all long and narrow, and have a distinctive elongated thorax ...

The term ‘praying mantis’ is used to refer to a group of insects that adopt a praying posture when their front legs are at rest. They are all long and narrow, and have a distinctive elongated ...

With lightning-fast strikes, stealthy movements, and deadly precision, the praying mantis is one of nature’s most formidable ...

Praying mantis The World Around You: A closer look at something you might see every day KELLY BOSTIAN World Outdoors Writer Oct 4, 2009 0 1 of 2 ...

The praying mantises like to congregate near lights because they know other insects they like to eat are attracted to the shine. Marangelo and his friends were even able to collect a few live ...

Artist Chiura Obata 小圃千浦 (American, born Okayama, Japan (1885-1975)) Description Signatures Marks Provenance Collection Previous custodian or owner Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata Date ...

Black widow spider Just like the praying mantis, black widow spiders also kill and eat the male spider after mating, thus becoming ‘widows’.