There used to be LOTS of Praying Mantis' (Praying Mantii?) around here, along with Walking Sticks, Honeybees, Dragonflies...
All pretty well gone now
Still see the odd Monarch butterfly, but there used to be
swarms of them. Not anymore. A couple bumblebees, lots of wasps, hornets, mosquitos... Hardly any spiders anymore either. Even the lousy earwigs seem to have disappeared.
Some nice pics here, though - I love colourful insects.