Love the Mantis pic dude, he is a ferocious looking fellow!  Ive been reading a bit more about them since your posting, and I think perhaps next spring Ill buy a bunch of eggs and let them go in my garden , we have alot of Tics and now stink bugs in our area, and Im hoping the mantis will help control their over population , and then maybe I can collect some eggs next fall and raise them every year. 

thanks for the info, it seems quite fascinating to me , and like I said, Ive always been drawn to the mantis, certainly they are special creatures.