Could this be an aquatic grasshopper type thing? I found quite a few along the banks of a creek and witnessed one emerging from the water. It could have accidentally jumped in, or do they enjoy a swim? This one seems to be missing a leg.
Mantis is well camouflaged among the dead twigs on a dead shrub. Mundubbera, QLD.
Two-tailed spider is running around a tree trunk with its lunch box.