Praying mantis season soon here. My favourite insect. Some of the big ones fancy their chances at taking down a humming bird and I watch it, just a few feet away through the window, at the front of my house.
It’s a little wildlife area with bird feeders and humming bird feeders, and I see lots of stuff each day. It’s my thing in middle age and it brings calm and peace. Half an hour or an hour observing nature, and all of a sudden the stress melts away.
The praying mantis here definitely have wings. They stalk and move slowly, but their wings can get them away quickly if they need to.