Abdomen: Has a noticeably large / oversized abdomen.
Antenna: Antenna are noticeably apparent on this insect.
Daytime: Typically seen during daylight / daytime hours.
Helpful: Known for its generally helpful-to-human qualities.
Nocturnal: Most likely to be spotted during night time hours.
Outdoors: Typically found across the great outdoors.
Six-Legged: Six legs are common to this insect.
Small / Tiny: Noticeably small to the naked eye.
Winged: Has wings to hop or fly over distance.
Below is a representation of the 'smallest-small' and 'largest-large' sizes commonly associated with the Carolina Mantis. Due to monitor differences, sizes may not be exact on your particular screen. Conversions to millimeters are provided for convenience.
Lowest-Low:
1.89 inches
(48 mm)
Highest-High:
2.36 inches
(60 mm)