Entomologists Here?

[Green_Elite_Cab]

I didn't even know they were rare.

Native Mantises ARE rare. about 70% of the mantises I see (and i'm a nut, i look), are Chinese. about 30% are European. In my lifetime, i have only seen one cofirmed Carolina Mantis, and I might have spotted a few more when I was younger (they have a distinctive body shape).