Growing up my father taught us it was against the law to harm a praying mantis. We would allow them to walk on our arms without any fear. I still would.
Yeap, praying mantis, walking sticks, daddy longleggers, lady bugs rolly pollies,females carpenter bees, and fire flies were all safe with. Loved them all
Not me. If I need to move a mantis, I get a stick and coax it to crawl onto the stick.
Praying Mantises will kill hummingbirds.
They stab them with their front legs.