Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. "Mantis ...

An ancient petroglyph depicting a creature that is half mantis, half man, has been discovered in central Iran. The rock art dates to somewhere between 40,000 and 4,000 years ago, and suggests the ...

March 16 (UPI) --Researchers have discovered a unique petroglyph, depicting what appears to be a six-legged mantis-man, at the Teymareh rock art site in Iran. Invertebrates are rarely found in rock ...

Unique life-sized gold-toned photogram on gelatin silver paper Through her one-of-a-kind camera-less photograms, Briski offers viewers a synthesis of art and the natural world, immersing viewers in ...

“Hey, guys, come quick! Look at this!” exclaimed one of our most senior Master Gardeners at the West Valley Food Garden last week. Our small herd of workers hurried over to see what she was so excited ...

National Geographic Explorer Leo Lanna has not spent more than a few days without the company of a praying mantis in the last seven years. His living room is a laboratory, housing 50 to 200 of the ...

Researchers have described a new species of praying mantis from Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, adding to the 250 known mantis species native to the country. The new species, Vates phoenix, belongs to a ...