Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Praying Mantis???, 1 by jkperez

jkperez wrote:
I found this is my living room. Captured it and created a small habitat for it. Is it okay to keep these as pets? I put dirt, grass, leaves, some injured ants, a fruit fly and some moss in a glass container and am misting the leaves regularly. So far he has only eaten the leaves and a raspberry. I live in New Jersey. Its about an inch and a half give or take. Is this a praying mantis? Also, it only has one antenna. This may be due to injury but im not sure.