Praying mantis on the Rose bush

This morning the garden was alive with insects. Perhaps it was the sun being out after yesterday's rain. As well as some small flying things I saw two damsel flies and this praying mantis. It was exhibiting a behaviour I'd not seen before, waving it's front legs about as if it were trying to climb (see extra). I observed it for some time in between doing other things but last I looked it was gone.

May you all have a super weekend.