An 87-million-year-old praying mantis found encased in amber in Japan may be a "missing link" between mantises from the Cretaceous period and modern-day insects. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Beautiful mantis destroys caterpillar. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

The marriage ceremony of two praying mantis'. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Mantis' give me the creeps, yet they're so cool. Go Zorak! picked by 86Apex 1 year ago

Mantis eyes have "pseudo pupils" that seem to follow you around, but the eyes do not really move. Rather, each large eye is a dome-shaped bundle of tubes. As you move about, only the tubes that are oriented toward you appear black, giving the illusion that you are being tracked. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This was an unfortunate experience for the hummer, but we are amazed to realize how fast, precise, and powerful the mantis must be to accomplish such a feat! picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

She eats her mate! picked by suebe 1 year ago

24 new species of fish, 20 new species of coral, and 8 new species of shrimp were discovered in Bangkok Thailand. A shark that walks on its fins, a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis were just two of the new discoveries found while "combing through an uderwater fauna off Indonesia's Papua province" this Monday. picked by iduffee 2 years ago

Mantis vs. spider picked by Galoot 2 years ago