Butterfly Pavilion’s Valentine’s Day exhibit, Romance is Wild, showcases the world of invertebrate courtship. From a bush cricket offering his mate a gelatinous snack before breeding, to a female ...

Female praying mantids are known for eating their mates, but what is the evolutionary advantage to this practice? This series of images is taken from film shot for Evolution: "Why Sex?" It depicts two ...

Nature's 'sleeper beast,' the praying mantis, belies its calm facade with lethal predatory prowess. These insects, masters of stealth and speed, possess remarkable 3D vision and lightning-fast strikes ...