Insect and Spider Identification: Praying Mantis - Another "What Kind", 1 by icarus7z7

icarus7z7 wrote:
Grab a close-up - This photo is what first brought me to Daves Garden. I have a lot of trees around my house but this guy was on my back porch almost asking for a photo, and how could anyone turn him down? After a lot of research - if its not the Gonatista grisea (Florida bark mantis) or the Stagmomantis carolina, what is he, besides obviously a type of Praying Mantis? I haven't been able to find a name for this amazing looking creature, who happens to be living in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.