Mantis

This landed on top of the door as I was leaving the house - Praying Mantis,
Mantis religiosa (European Mantis)
The name "mantis" comes from the Greek word for 'prophet' or 'soothsayer.'
The mantid bites the neck of its prey to paralyze it and begins to devour it. The mantis almost always starts eating the insect while it's still alive, and almost always starts eating from the insect's neck. This way, the mantis makes sure that the insect's struggle stops quickly. Praying mantises eat insects and other invertebrates such as other mantises, beetles, butterflies, spiders, crickets, grasshoppers, and even spiders. The praying mantises also eat vertebrates such as small tree frogs, lizards, mice and hummingbirds. Praying mantids can resemble flowers and can catch small, unknowing hummingbirds....hey, I like hummingbirds!
This one is the official state insect of Connecticut....go figure.