The Praying Mantis Man cache is located along the beautiful Musconetcong River trail, known for an excellent freshwater fishing spot, the river flows over and around boulders throughout Stephens State Park. This is an easy walking and flat scenic trail with many beautiful views of the river.
According to an urban legend, the river is also home to a creature known as the Musconetcong River Mantis Man, a somewhat humanoid, somewhat insect-like alien creature believed to roam near the water at night time.
"Praying Mantis Man"
A Fly fishing on the Musconetcong River reports describe as "a Praying Mantis Man"as "humanoid" and more than 6-feet tall. "I am chest-high in the river. The first thing I see was the grasshopper thigh, but bending forward like a human. Then the whole form. He is looking at me over his shoulder, moving up the bank, astonished, amazed,"
A similar sighting was also reported near Stephen's State Park while two men were fishing around dusk. The pair described the creature as a gray and black, 6 to 7 foot "praying-mantis-looking-man."