Cool looking mantis
 

We see these critters around here now and again, but it's purely luck to spot one. They can be nearly invisible on some backgrounds. This one just happened to be on a partially downed pine tree that a few fence lizards tend to hang out on, so I always look for them when walking by. So I just happened to see this one on that pine tree bark.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QBk4Znut3A

Bark mantis! (Gonatista grisea). I looked for these my last couple of times in Florida but without success. Very Cool.

Ed