nmoasis said:I am no expert. There are several identifiers for sex: size, shape, wing length, number of body segments, antennae development...those are the more obvious ones. Based on what I can see, I'd say male. Here's one article that might help if you get a closer look at it
https://praying-mantis.org/mal...
I am thinking male too now that you shared the link. Unfortunately, this was last year, so he is long gone. 
But man, a female of his species would of been a sight to see, he was huge!
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