When you’re in the presence of certain insects — you might be in luck. Many bug species have been interpreted to bring good luck through different cultures, often based on historic events. And while ...

Giving whole new meaning to the term "bug eyed," researchers glue tiny glasses to the weird insect that sees and hunts in 3D in hopes of understanding 3D vision better. The 3D-video craze may have ...

No one was expecting that!

Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa ...

A homeowner got the surprise of a lifetime on September 14 when a praying mantis ‘rang’ her doorbell camera. @Momma_custer ...

Have you ever given insect symbolism much thought? Or more specifically, have you ever thought about the meaning of praying mantis symbolism? It may seem like a strange question — after all, many of ...

This summer, unusually many praying mantises can be spotted in German gardens. How to distinguish the "Mantid religiosa" from a grasshopper and what to do… This exceptionally hot summer of 2026, with ...

Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian rainforest to sample the diversity of mantises. Mantis expert Gavin Svenson heads to the Brazilian amazon to sample the diversity of mantises in the forest. It is ...

A research team has identified a new species of praying mantis thanks to imprints of its fossilized wings. It lived in Labrador, in the Canadian Subarctic around 100 million years ago, during the time ...

A non-native insect rarely seen in the UK has been spotted in Hampshire, with wildlife experts warning warmer temperatures could help it spread further north. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust ...