A calm little praying mantis sits perfectly still as a spider creeps nearby. For a moment, you might think the mantis is meditating. It is named for its “praying” pose, after all. Then, in a blink, ...

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 ...

A Russian man was stunned after witnessing a spider catch a praying mantis on his window. Jasper spotted the hapless insect trapped in the arachnid's web in Saratov Oblast, Russia. Footage shows the ...