At right is a stock image of a praying mantis, which will often capture and eat small birds. ... Around 25 to 30 percent of the time, a female mantis will kill and eat the male after or during sex.

A praying mantis devours a freshly caught cricket. Some spots along Blue Mountain are nearly devoid of any mast crop this year. It's the type of year that a few centuries ago would have led bands ...

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

The praying mantis will very often attack and eat things much larger than itself, including frogs and lizards and even hummingbirds. Adult and small mantis will eat anything that does not eat them ...

The praying mantis is unique among insects in its ability to turn its head a full 180 degrees, so it is difficult to approach them undetected. A flexible joint between the head and prothorax ...

Female praying mantises have been known to eat males during or after mating. According to scientists, female praying mantises that are not well-fed are more likely to engage in cannibalism.

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.

The praying mantis can and will eat lanternflies. I thoroughly enjoyed Linda’s story and thank her for sharing it. Current research does show that praying mantis, wheel bugs and spiders do eat ...

Praying Mantis. According to Dominion Pest Control, the praying mantis is one of the top predators of the spotted lanternfly. They attack and eat the spotted lanternflies but will not harm humans.

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.