I have tried to plan my small urban garden to attract wildlife. Sometimes I am surprised by what shows up. This is a female Praying Mantis (Stagmomantis californica). The males are thinner and have longer wings.
Some other visitors are: a Bumblebee (Bombus californicus),
a Katydid (Scudderia mexicana),
a Daring Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax), with iridescent green mouth parts,
a Crab Spider (Misumenoides formosipes),
and this one (just in time for Halloween) a Western Spotted Orb Weaver (Neoscona oxacensis) weaving its web in the evening,
and an Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) on the compost pile.
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