Grizzled Mantis

I was headed out of the house and as I turned to close the front door I spotted an insect on the wall of the house. I knew it was a mantis, but what type?



I posted the image to Facebook and had an answer in a few hours. A Grizzled Mantis. Never saw one of those before! Probably due to that excellent camouflage. If it had stayed on the tree or plants I would have never even known it was there. Cool new bug!!