Monday saw two separate instances of more than just human players on the baseball field Creatures of all kinds are taking over the mound. Monday saw two separate instances of more than just human ...

The insect shown here is a native insect called a praying mantis. Its name comes from the way it holds its large front legs, as if praying. There are about 20 species of praying mantis native to the U ...

At any outdoor event, one expects a little bit of interference from nature — weather, a fly or two, maybe some birds chirping. Caleb and Casey Light had an unusual visitor show up at their wedding in ...

Creatures of all kinds are taking over the mound. Monday saw two separate instances of more than just human players on the baseball field — with a stray cat crashing the game at Yankee Stadium and a ...

SEATTLE — Could praying mantises be a feasible way to control or kill Asian giant hornets in Washington state? Experts say no, but the mantis could certainly put up a good fight. The question was ...

While walking around Hawkins Preserve in Cortez on a recent morning, I happened upon an insect that is letting itself be seen more this time of year. I managed to carefully scoop her (or him) up in my ...

One night in March of last year, a praying mantis crept onto a rooftop garden in India and perched on an artificial pond, waiting intently. When an unsuspecting guppy swam by, the insect snatched it ...

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 ...

Imagine killing an insect, or any creature for that matter, and then seeing another organism— one that is three times as long as it— emerge from the corpse…alive and kicking (so to speak). That’s ...

Does science fiction appeal mainly to audiences who are ignorant about how technology works? That seems to be the message from creators of some of TV’s most innovative science fiction, who talked to ...

DEAR STEPHEN: Consider yourself a lucky gardener. These growths are actually egg sacks of the praying mantis, a beneficial insect for your garden. Two praying mantis egg sacks. The one on top is from ...

Science teacher Stuart McCausland calls the praying mantis the “Tyrannosaurus Rex” of the insect world. I’ve seen them eat black widow spiders and large hornets (whose stinger just bent when it hit ...