I write about the world of biology. At first glance, the mantis shrimp is an unassuming crustacean that spends its days scuttling along the seafloor. But don’t let their small size fool you into ...

Despite their name, mantis shrimp are not true shrimp but a type of stomatopod: a relative of crabs and lobsters that has been on Earth for over 400 million years. There are more than 400 ...

Sexual cannibalism isn't a must for the mantis to reproduce. Its advantage for the female may be a handy source of nutrition for herself and to feed her offspring. There's no clear answer about ...

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The praying mantis —those long, cool, alien-looking insects — are around in summer, but they show up in force in autumn, when the female begins looking for a mate, to lay eggs before winter.