Randomly there seem to be tons of praying mantis friends around the past few days? I hardly ever see them and have always felt like they're secretly fairies or aliens or something like that

Randomly there seem to be tons of praying mantis friends around the past few days? I hardly ever see them and have always felt like they're secretly fairies or aliens or something like that

I hatched some in captivity (after years of hatching them outdoors). I also wondered if they are aliens. They can stare so deep into you that it can be scary.
They've always fascinated me. I found a small-medium one on my arm last week.
That's very cool! When I was young I hitch hiked to burning man a few times and every time I went I was shocked to find many petrified praying mantises in black rock city. How'd they even get out there in noticably high numbers? Theory: they're aliens trying to experience the burning man festival 🤣