[To the Rolling Stones’ I Miss You] Look that mantis eat a fly/ You’ll never she her cry/ Lord I hate you. Mother Nature she’s the Ma’am/ She just doesn’t give a damn/ She will kill you. Explore more ...

A motionless European mantis (Mantis religiosa) waits to ambush a bee-mimicking fly. Then, seizing the fly with its forelegs, the mantis eats the mouthparts and eventually the face off the fly while ...

A calm moment turns tense as a live fly is placed within reach of a mantis. For a second, nothing happens. Then, without warning, the insect strikes with shocking speed, turning a quiet encounter into ...