Earlier this summer, I saw a praying mantis in one of the olive trees. I have never seen a yellow mantis before, but a google search found that the color of the adults is related to the environment in the habitat that they chose in their last molt. Yellow mantises have finished developing between litter or dry straw, while the bright green ones have remained among fresh grass during their last stage. No grass here, but plenty of straw so that makes sense. Praying mantises are ambush predators and feed on virtually anything they can catch, including aphids, which is good news. In some cultures, these insects are seen in a suspicious light, and viewed as a bad omen. In others, they symbolize good luck and prosperity.
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