Q: I’ve heard that not all of our praying mantis types are native. They’re all good for garden pest control though, right, or are some bad instead? A: Maryland is currently home to five species of ...

While there are somewhere around 2,000 species of mantids around the world, only three are common on Staten Island. In addition to the native Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina), the European ...

Adam Campbell's "Carolina Mantis" -- a large praying mantis sculpture -- received curious looks Tuesday afternoon as it made its way through downtown Spartanburg. The praying mantis and other ...