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Ootheca hatching

Chinese mantis eating a Ruby throated hummingbird in butterfly bush

European Mantis

The distinctive spots on her front legs indicate this is a European Mantis. Thank you community for helping me identify it.

In thick woods next to information center at entrance from parking lot

Observed in the vicinity of, but not directly under, white porch light.

Observed in a tree adjacent to moth lights (UV/white), but this is a wingless nymph, so it was probably in the tree before the lights were put there.

Female