wild Praying mantises hatch in Upstate New York

Found Wild in Upstate NY and Ready to Hatch! What’s Coming Out?
Found Wild in Upstate NY and Ready to Hatch! What’s Coming Out?
Found Wild in Upstate NY and Ready to Hatch! What’s Coming Out?
Have you ever seen anything like this before?  I sure as heck know that I haven't, but that only piqued my curiosity even more. What are these odd-looking things and what's inside ready to come out?  While it looks like some kind of exotic root or street meat from a foreign country, it's actually none of that - thank goodness! These w...