If you look quickly, you might mistake the ghost mantis for a dead leaf. Its decorative appearance is one of its best tools.

Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp ...

To avoid this common lawn care mistake, plant cool season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass and red fescue in northern states.