What a gift it has been, to share time and space with Manty, to experience her totemic significance, a spiritual inkblot ...

The large, odd-looking insect drew attention from my friends who had gathered on a recent afternoon. The praying mantis was ...

The praying mantis was slowly walking along the edge of the parking lot, not a bug friendly place. Maybe it had hitched a ride on the front of someone’s car. Measuring about 2 to 3.5 inches long ...

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 ...

Discover effective ways to manage Asian lady beetles in your home and garden. From natural repellents to extermination ...

If it creeps, crawls or grosses you out, chances are Kathy Sorensen — aka Wyoming's critter lady — loves it. She's a ...

Every autumn, dead mantises can be seen lying on the asphalt of roads. A type of parasitic worm may be leading the creatures ...

This week's critter is a curious and cryptic insect you've probably never heard of. The native thread-legged bug, Empicorus seorsus, is unique to Aotearoa and is one of only four thread-legged bugs ...

Crossing fingers and similar superstitious behaviors are mostly benign. But confusing one's thoughts for intentions may be ...

Leicestershire artist David Shrigley has returned to the school where he took his first proper art lessons to install a giant ...

Always examine Christmas trees before you buy them, or you could be in for one of the grossest experiences of your life.