Mantis People

The Mantis People are cryptids sighted in various circumstances. This creature is described as being the size of a man, dark in color, and distinctly insect-like. It may have strange-looking hands or mandibles and may be covered with armored plates. It is bipedal and has long animalistic hind legs. One estimate suggested it is 500 pounds. While not frequently sighted, it has been encountered multiple times.

– In one instance it was sighted by a man named John clinging to the wall of a building. The creature looked at John and walked up a wall backward.

– It was also reported by a man named Troy, him and a friend were going to investigate a haunted house. It jumped on the back of his raised truck and managed to cause it to dip. It crawled over the truck and went to crouch on the hood facing inward. Troy tried to get a better look at it, and then it jumped 30 feet to the side. It seemed to run between 30 and 60 mph. Troy tried to follow in his car but lost it when the road ended.

Citations:

Gerhard, Ken. A Menagerie of Mysterious Beasts: Encounters with Cryptid Creatures. United States, Llewellyn Publications, 2016.