Ma Jun

Beijing was such a different city. There were so few cars, I could walk in the middle of the road. In the summer, the streetlamps attracted swirling bugs. I loved those bugs: crickets, praying mantis, all kinds of beetles. I also have a vivid memory of dazzling sunlight coming out of the sky.

Chinese Environmentalist

Kesha

I do destroy men on a weekly basis. It's like a hobby. I'm like a praying mantis.

American Musician

Brian Celio

I imagine the life of an atheistic praying mantis to be rather torturous.

American Novelist

Recognize a mantis by its unique body shape and 'praying' front legs.

Visual Identification

Mantises are predators, known to catch and eat other insects.

Predatory Nature

In some cultures, mantises symbolize calmness and concentration, reflecting their hunting technique.

Cultural Symbol

 at the bbc's natural history unit a few years ago i directed a shoot featuring orchid mantis life story was about the different stages in an animal's life so we wanted to capture the moment an animal was actually born praying mantises are predatory insects they're very engaging because the way they turn their heads there's something

Filming the Kung Fu...

 tiny primate called a bush baby finds a praying mantis finger lickin good okay time for this outlet to tie on the feedbag but what the heck turns out the hawk moth is protected by a dense layer of microscopic scales the force of the owl at grabbing them off dislodges its

Owlet vs. Hawk Moth PIPE...

 discovered honey Faro and his mantis are already under threat tourist boats and too many divers and snorkelers can disrupt the feeding activities and in the long run possibly even displace the Mantis and whale sharks from this important foraging ground of course

Feeding Frenzy: Manta...

 is one of the world's best collections of preserved mantis shrimp. And what -- this is serious business for me. So, this -- what I saw, on every single mantis shrimp limb, whether it's a spearer or a smasher, is a beautiful saddle-shaped structure

Sheila Patek: Measuring...

 Many of you might be afraid of insects. We used to be afraid too. But as we learned more about these tiny, mighty beings, our fear turned into passion. The search for the praying mantis became a gateway into a labyrinth of wonders

The Colorful,...

 club walking tall the shrimp year's little guy packs the fastest punch on the planet a defensive about my weird eyes admittedly only the weight of a candy bar he lives in a world with mega predators the mantis shrimp they pack a

Aggro Mantis Shrimp PIPE...

 employees worldwide are fully engaged we should not divorce business from our wondrous elusive unpredictable and unquantifiable mantis eyes the enterprise to humanize the enterprise so let us value what we cannot measure let

Let’s put the romance...

 Scientists think that comparing these different inputs might help the gecko judge distance without having to move. And while they might have fooled you, mantises and other insects and crustaceans have “pseudopupils.”

Why do cats have...

 Until recently, scientists thought cannibalism was a rare response to starvation or other extreme stress. Well-known cannibals, like the praying mantis and black widow spider, were considered bizarre exceptions.

Cannibalism in the...

 but that happens too. Consider the mantis shrimp. Like other crustaceans, it molts as it grows, which leaves its soft body vulnerable to attack. But it’s still driven to protect its home against rivals.