To me they are the most amazing little creatures that I know of and I never get tired of them. I know that I have written about them before, but I think that something this amazing deserves another ...

THE spiny flower mantis is a beautiful and colorful flower mantis. As nymphs (babies) they merely measure about 2,5cm in size and as adults they are about 10cm in length and able to fly. The ...

A farm owner in South Africa was taken aback when something flower-like moved on a bush in her garden. Margaret Neville discovered a fascinating insect on a lavender bush that was like nothing she had ...

When a spiny flower mantis assumes this posture, it is hard to imagine an insect looking any flashier. But although this flamboyant appearance might seem attractive to us, it’s actually an attempt to ...

Two Papuan Stag Beetle males fight in a studio in Wamena, Indonesia. Polish photographer Igor Siwanowicz has spent hours capturing stag beetles wrestling and praying mantises in kung-fu-style poses.