A gray praying mantis stands on a wooden plank surface looking upwards.
An outdoor, close up, eye level view of a gray praying mantis standing on the end of a wooden plank surface looking in the upper right corner of the frame. The mantis is only visible from the back. The mantis has two legs on the right side of its body, only one of its left legs is visible. The mantis has both of its arms placed in front of its body in a relaxed position. A brown rusted cross-head screw is embedded in the planks to the right of the praying mantis. Behind the mantis, more wooden planks are visible. Two dead, yellow leaves are on top of the background planks.