A curious Carolina mantis tilts head towards camera in confusion.
An outdoor close up view of a brown Carolina mantis standing up across two blades of grass facing the left with its head angled facing the camera. With its front legs perched on the higher blade of grass, holding itself up as it tilt its head towards the left staring into the camera as if it is confused. Thin blades of green grass are visible to the left of the insect, as the background to the right is out of focus in heavily blurred. The brown speckled body of the insect is similar to the dead brown grass in the background. Bright sunlight reflects off of the hard surfaces.