Thank you all my friends. 
And
thanks to Leon for getting me to grow marigolds.
I didn't know there were so many types & colors.....some bushy, some 4ft tall.
I found the mantis (luckily!) when I was cutting back a tomato plant last month.
Thankfully she wasn't injured. I tried putting her on various plants, and
she staid a few days.
Then found another (usually only find one per year) on a ladder I had left out when
installing new light bulbs at the front door....she appeared very malnourished.....flat tummy.
So we put her in a little terrarium in the kitchen, and have been feeding her meal worms,
and spritzing the inside of glass with water for her.
Now she has a nice full tummy.
Not sure if we should keep her inside, or put her in the garden. It's late in the year, and
want her to lay her eggs/case. Does anyone have experience with mantises?
