It might look like a dead leaf, but this tiny insect is very much alive. This video by @doctorbugz_official shows a mantis rarely seen outside Africa and Southern Europe. Even if you were lucky ...

Finding multiple females of the French Guiana species in close proximity to each other is “particularly noteworthy,” ...

The praying mantis that has evolved a flat ... in which the entire insect looks like a specific object, like a leaf or a twig that predators overlook. For these strategies to work, the animal ...

The mantis also makes itself appear bigger by spreading its leaf-like wings. Interestingly, this mantis is quite the escape artist. Whereas many mantis species cannot cling to smooth surfaces like ...