DEAR JOAN: A few days ago, I found a praying mantis hanging out on one of my hummingbird feeders. A friend told me that praying mantises attack and eat hummingbirds! Can this be true? Should I have ...

If you thought that the praying mantis was an innocuous, almost zen-like insect with a passive demeanor then prepare to have your world turned upside down. Researchers have found that these aggressive ...

The hummingbirds had a predator with grand ideas. This praying mantis spent two days trying to catch something good from a perch on the side of the hummingbird feeder! Even a human with a camera got a ...

It was truly a Zen moment as I basked in the first warm sunshine that we’ve had after the recent spell of chilly, foggy fall mornings. Yes, it’s easy to be spoiled by our typically mild weather. I was ...

As I walked up the meadow a few days ago, a praying mantis jumped out of my way. It caught my eye as the largest mantis I had seen, at more than 7 inches, but that is not as large as they can grow. It ...