Thesprotia graminis: Grass-like Mantid

This is a type of mantis that is very common here in florida, and is not a wakingstick even though it looks like small twig.

As with most mantids, the females of this species grow larger than the males, up to 7 centimeters, while males get to about 5 centimeters.
This is a female; the males have wings. She is also probably quite young, since we found her in late february, and the eggs hatch in early spring, and she is also noticeably less than 7 centimeters long. More like 3.

Thesprotia graminis can be found throughout the southern U.S. and in mexico on low shrubs and grass, thus the grass-like appearance for camoflauge. It eats smaller insects, catching them with the claws on its front legs.
T. graminis can be found most easily in summer through fall, but the adults die in the winter, leaving eggs to hatch the next spring.

My main recource was http://bugguide.net/ , but I browsed other pages to make sure the info was correct.