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Okay we could use all of your help again please! So those that said #1 and #3 are males and #2 is female were correct.. #1 and #2 ended up mating and now we are trying to prepare for her to lay an ootheca. Her abdomen is getting very plump and we want to make sure we give her an appropriate...

We don’t know what is going on but this is the 11th mantis to wander into our garage this year!

@MantisGirl13 does this little guy also look to be Chinese to you?  He’s the 6th one to wander into our garage this season but he’s quite a bit smaller and his coloring is very different from the others. 

Here is another picture of #3

Also, is it at all possible to identify species? #1 and #3 were both found in our backyard when they were super tiny in the beginning of May and #2 was found at my fiancé’s work a few miles from our house in June. 

And thank you both so much for the super fast and helpful replies!

Oops I uploaded the wrong picture.. is this any better for #3? 

My fiancé and I have 3 mantis but we can’t seem to agree on whether each one is male or female. These are the best pictures we could get as they are small little guys (or gals). Please help us figure