Optical Illusion: There are three categories of optical illusions: literal, physiological, and cognitive. All of these illusions have a common theme, which is tricking human brains. Despite the wide ...

Beth Couture stuck her hands in the large white bag and pulled out dozens of ladybugs, which immediately began to crawl up her arms or drop to the ground. “It’s a bit creepy, but they are such good ...

For decades, humans believed the orchid mantis was hiding within the petals of these orchids, fleeing from the many dangers lurking on the forest floor in Malaysia. But a new exhibition at the ...

Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) female mimicking a pink flower, Cameron highlands near Tapah in West Malaysia. (Thomas Marent/MINDEN PICTURES/Corbis) Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) female ...

36,706 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?36,706 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

Sometimes doing science means watching one of the most graceful insects in the world face plant over and over again. It's okay. Watch it again. I'll be here when you're finished. Okay, so why are we ...

THIS lost wee guy’s prayers were answered - when he was rescued by animal welfare officers. The praying mantis - which is the size of a pinky nail - was spotted clinging to a plant pot in a house in ...

Whether we’re eating prawns or fish, chicken or sheep, we tend to remove the guts of animals before eating their meat. There’s another predator that shares our culinary practice: the Chinese mantis.

Answer: When all the leaves have fallen off our plants, trees and shrubs, nature presents us with some very interesting things. What I believe you have discovered are praying mantids (or mantis) egg ...