Male vs. Female Praying Mantis: Antennae Both male and female praying mantises have antennae that help them find food. However, males tend to have longer and thicker antennae than females.

The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) or praying mantis is a species of praying mantis native to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

The female Chinese praying mantis can be over 4 inches long, typically larger than the male. When threatened, she rears up on her hind legs and spreads her wings to reveal a startling flash of color.

Males, picture this scene. Pheromones have triggered the let’s-have-sex instinct, but nature has created a female several times your size and, instinctively, you know an abundance of caution is ...

Video: Female praying mantis eats her lover during sex If our " Cure for love " special hasn't completely put you off love, this may finish the job. This luckless male praying mantis is being ...

This weekend I saw my second praying mantis this year, and had to share my discovery with everyone willing to read about yet another insect! The praying mantis is an insect introduced to North ...

Mike Maxwell recently finished a ninth season studying the love life of the praying mantises that live around Bishop, a town in California’s Eastern Sierra. Over that time, he’s seen some ...