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Residents of the San Francisco Bay Area have recently reported an unusual increase in the sightings of praying mantis insects. A local resident, who has lived in the area for over a decade, shared his observations on social media, noting that he had encountered five of these insects in the past year alone, in Palo Alto and San Jose. This is a significant increase, considering he had never seen a praying mantis in the area before. The resident also shared a picture of one of the insects, which he believes might be a Stagomomantis limbata, a native species. The post, which can be found here, has sparked a lively discussion among other locals…