You may even find some of these odd insects in your garden certain times of year. Read on for more. A praying mantis (left), a horned treehopper (middle) and a species of an assassin bug (right) are ...

Praying mantids are part of the order Mantodea, which is where the “mantid” part of their name comes from. The praying part comes from how the position of their front legs makes it look like they are ...