Buyers may pay up to $450 for the privilege of owning an orchid mantis. Breeder prices vary depending on shipping costs and the breeder’s ethics. Female orchid mantises live eight to 10 months, while ...

In a study published in Current Biology, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with their collaborators, revealed a ...

Viral Video: If you’re a regular visitor of parks, gardens, or any other greeneries, you might have noticed certain insects that look like leaves or tree branches. But now, a video of a type of insect ...

Female orchid mantis adults mimic the appearance of flowers due to their ancestors' association with flowers to capitalize on an easy source of food, pollinating insects, researchers have discovered.