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0 1 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by KyleCharltonVero Beach, Florida, USA

My girlfriend spotted this clever mantis playing hide and seek!

2 1 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by Casey5Jacksonville, Florida, USA

3/4 on an inch long. Male with no wings

0 0 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by sbheydornFlorida, USA

Praying Mantis

5 7 Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

by YoliePuerto Rico, USA

1 1 Mantis(Gonatista grisea)

Mantis(Gonatista grisea)

by sandasmankeri88Kerala, India

foresty. And just for curiosity i google lensed this creature and it said ...

2 1 Florida bark mantis nymph

Florida bark mantis nymph

by auntnance123Florida, USA

1 1/4 inches long

0 0 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by stephanieamarinelliFlorida, USA

I believe it to be a mantis. But I am unsure of the specific species.

2 0 Florida bark mantis

Florida bark mantis

by auntnance123Florida, USA

approx. 1 1/2 inches long

1 0 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by JeffreyDubyDeBary, Florida, USA

Great camo enless you are on a garage door

7 2 Bark mantis

Bark mantis

by auntnance123Florida, USA

approx. 1 1/4 inches long

0 2 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by bfridie5Florida, USA

Found on a tree in the everglades

6 4 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by DarwinistFlorida, USA

Small mantis. 2 inches approx.

4 1 Florida bark mantis

Florida bark mantis

by xiant13Ocala, Florida, United States

Found in a suburban setting on my truck mirror

22 19 Florida Bark Mantis

Florida Bark Mantis

by RickBohlerJacksonville, Florida, United States

Hurricane Irma made a mess but she brought me bugs to shoot in North Florida. ...

5 1 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by DarwinistWindermere, Florida, USA

grey/black mottled coloring. Had a moss or lichen camouflaged appearance.

0 0 Florida Bark Mantis

Florida Bark Mantis

by auntnance123Cocoa, Florida, USA

two and a half inches long

1 0 Grizzled mantis

Grizzled mantis

by bugadrienneFlorida, USA

First instar nymph. Ootheca wild collected in Broward County Florida.

3 4 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by MachiFlorida, USA

In two of the photos, you can see it eating an insect. It had excellent ...

7 3 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by JosephSpurrFort Myers, Florida, USA

Lichen colored mantis juvenile about 1/2 inch in length

1 0 Florida Grizzled Bark Mantis

Florida Grizzled Bark Mantis

by e s cCape Coral, Florida, USA

Mottled gray, green and brown and overall body shape is broad and flattened.

3 4 Grizzled Mantis or Lichen Mimic

Grizzled Mantis or Lichen Mimic

by MelissaFergusonMelbourne, Florida, USA

Mottled gray, green and brown and overall body shape is broad and flattened.

1 2 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

Appears to be some sort of mantid? Front legs were tucked in, but appeared to ...

0 3 Grizzled Mantis

Grizzled Mantis

by CelineCarneiroGainesville, Florida, USA

Insect looks like a mantis with long antennae and what looks like raptorial ...

14 10 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by MachiFlorida, USA

Well-camouflaged mantids that live on this tree. They are well-suited for ...

2 1 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by MachiFlorida, USA

There are a few of these that live on my maple tree. I think they like it ...

10 1 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by MachiFlorida, USA

The first adult I have seen! I see the immature ones all the time on my maple ...

2 1 Grizzled Mantid Ootheca

Grizzled Mantid Ootheca

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small matid ootheca (egg case) in a hole on the palm tree that it fit almost ...

2 4 Florida Bark Mantis

Florida Bark Mantis

by Ric3Florida, USA

Not sure if it is brown/black and cover with some type of green mold; or if ...

0 0 Grizzled Mantid

Grizzled Mantid

by MachiFlorida, USA

I see these on this tree every year. I have never looked at an adult this ...

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