Orchid Mantis: The Expensive Exotic Insect You Thought Was a Flower

A hefty price tag generally comes with the privilege of owning exotic pets. Many do not mind, however, as they enjoy the ...
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Fun facts about praying mantis

Hold that pose! These famous insects are more than meets the eye. Delve into these fun facts about the praying mantis.
Post Register

CONNELLY: The praying mantis an otherworld insect

Praying mantises were pretty common in Bingham County this year, but every time I saw one, I was reminded of a campy science fiction movie about earth-based soldiers fighting giant insects on a ...
Daily Journal

Students lobby to dethrone Connecticut’s state insect, the voraciously predatory praying mantis

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — When it comes to state insects, most states honor beloved and benign bugs, like butterflies, honey bees and ladybugs. Connecticut has designated a voracious predator as its ...
Salt Lake City Weekly

Goodbye Mormon cricket, hello praying mantis—Utah's insect neighbors are bellwethers for change.

I was startled. A praying mantis materialized in the flowers, inches from my hand. I was watering with a hose, and the big bug made its way gingerly up a nearby fence to escape the water. I was ...