The Mantis Beings: Guardians, Overlords, or Earthly Teachers?

The Mantis Beings: Guardians, Overlords, or Earthly Teachers?

Among the many alien races described by witnesses . the Greys, the Nordics, the Tall Whites, one stands apart for its strange mixture of reverence and fear: the Mantids, or Mantis Beings.
Unlike the small, emotionless Greys who allegedly perform cold experiments, these towering insectoid figures are often said to be in charge, calm, commanding, and eerily intelligent.

But for one researcher, fascination with the mantis species began long before any talk of UFOs. It started with a single, half-drowned insect floating in his backyard pool.

A Personal Encounter with Earthly Mantises

Ten years ago, the researcher scooped what he thought was a stick from his pool. It turned out to be a praying mantis, seemingly lifeless. On a whim, he placed it in the garden near a bed of flowering mint and left it there.
Half an hour later, when he opened the front door, the mantis was alive—standing on the doorstep as if asking to come inside.

From that day forward, the mint patch became a mantis sanctuary. He stopped using insecticides, fenced the area off, and let the creatures thrive.
What started as a dozen mantises soon became dozens more, and by the third year, hundreds. Every spring, precisely on May 1st, they would hatch again, like clockwork.

Even as the climate grew harsher and fewer survived, the little guardians continued to return. The sanctuary became a symbol of protection, patience, and mystery – an echo of something greater.

As his interest in UFOs deepened, the researcher couldn’t ignore the strange coincidence: mantis-like aliens appear repeatedly in abduction stories.

Witnesses describe them as tall, insectoid beings, often standing six to eight feet tall, with elongated limbs, large black eyes, and an aura of authority.
In these accounts, it is the mantids who oversee the operations, while smaller Greys perform the manual work. Abductees frequently sense telepathic communication, calmness, and even compassion from the mantids – as if they are the “managers” of the entire encounter.

The idea that the most spiritual and commanding alien race might resemble an earthly insect suddenly felt less coincidental. Maybe, he joked, treating the garden mantises kindly could earn him goodwill with their interstellar counterparts, “our future mantis overlords.”

“Man vs. Mantis”: When Symbolism Becomes Reality

During his sanctuary years, he came across a documentary called Man vs. Mantis, created by a musician and filmmaker who had his own extraordinary experiences with these creatures.
After forming a connection with mantises, the filmmaker began seeing them everywhere, in dreams, in real life, even through family members’ experiences. Whether this was coincidence, synchronicity, or something stranger, it mirrored a pattern reported by others: once the mantis enters your awareness, it never fully leaves.

The researcher invited the filmmaker onto his radio show, Coast to Coast AM, to discuss the phenomenon. Their conversation highlighted how deeply personal and transformative these encounters can become, whether grounded in reality, psychology, or something beyond comprehension.

Are the Mantids Real?

When asked what he truly believes, the researcher gives a measured answer: “About sixty percent.”
He doesn’t claim certainty, only curiosity. Perhaps the mantids are symbolic messengers, archetypes of wisdom and balance. Perhaps they are real beings observing us through the thin veil between biology and myth. Or perhaps they are both – creatures that inhabit the boundary between nature and the unknown.

Either way, every May 1st, when the next generation of green guardians hatches in his garden, he’s reminded that mystery doesn’t only come from the skies. Sometimes it crawls out of the mint bed, stretches its delicate arms toward the sun, and looks straight back at us.

Whether they exist as interdimensional overseers or simply as some of Earth’s most remarkable insects, mantises command attention. Their patience, stillness, and precision have fascinated humans for centuries.

And maybe – just maybe, the reason these beings appear in our myths, our sightings, and our imaginations is simple:
they’re reminding us that intelligence and beauty don’t always come in human form.