Nest of Praying Mantises Hatches Right Outside a Man's Front Door On 6/9/21 at 9:43 AM EDT A man has shared a horrifying snap of a praying mantis nest that hatched right outside his front door, covering his porch in bugs. He captioned the image: "Had a Praying Mantis nest hatch by my front door!" The post attracted a lot of interest, as he went on to confirm he had previously spotted the nest, but had no idea what it was. He wrote: "I've seen the nest before, I just never realized it was a Praying Mantis nest. I walked outside this morning and was like WTF are all those in the corner! Had to save a few that'd fallen and gotten caught in cob webs.