tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post7907507927888894845..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: Baby BugsKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-38164983973924219772007-05-30T20:30:00.000-04:002007-05-30T20:30:00.000-04:00Oh, wow, what a cool photo! I think the praying ma...Oh, wow, what a cool photo! I think the praying mantis is such an interesting insect. I've never seen young ones, nor the egg sac. Very cool. Thanks for sharing this.Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-24918154753403298572007-05-30T17:55:00.000-04:002007-05-30T17:55:00.000-04:00I love cute little preditory insects that eat ugly...I love cute little preditory insects that eat ugly parasitic ones:)We get mostly ladybugs and lacewings around here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-59603813276629651082007-05-29T23:34:00.000-04:002007-05-29T23:34:00.000-04:00How absolutely wonderful, Kylee! (Eat away, littl...How absolutely wonderful, Kylee! (Eat away, little mantis nymphs... *smile*)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-1783007993277744652007-05-29T16:10:00.000-04:002007-05-29T16:10:00.000-04:00It's nice to read about gardens from other parts o...It's nice to read about gardens from other parts of the country. Great photos!Aiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-5976088492417591832007-05-29T11:08:00.000-04:002007-05-29T11:08:00.000-04:00Oh, Yolanda! I actually love how they look! Of c...Oh, Yolanda! I actually love how they look! Of course, I do always go for the abstract and unusual... :-)<BR/><BR/>Interesting comment here - Mom said an entomologist that spoke to her garden club said that praying mantids don't really eat all that many insects. At least not to a point that they can be used for control. <BR/><BR/>Still, I do love them and welcome them in my garden. They can't hurt!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-90694450110564683932007-05-29T11:04:00.000-04:002007-05-29T11:04:00.000-04:00Excellent pic but brrrrr praying mantis, not exact...Excellent pic but brrrrr praying mantis, not exactly very pleasing to the eye, are they? ;-) But of course they make up for it by eating loads of aphids!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-75006399999426186102007-05-29T10:21:00.000-04:002007-05-29T10:21:00.000-04:00And I just realized if I didn't spend so much time...And I just realized if I didn't spend so much time in my gardens, I probably would never have witnessed this event. Just one more reason I love gardening! :-)Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-39779635967188669062007-05-29T09:11:00.000-04:002007-05-29T09:11:00.000-04:00Fantastic! I'm waiting for some to hatch out as we...Fantastic! I'm waiting for some to hatch out as well. What a fantastic picture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-10304429135325636872007-05-27T22:22:00.000-04:002007-05-27T22:22:00.000-04:00That is so interesting! I've never seen one of the...That is so interesting! I've never seen one of their sacs before; I had never even thought about where they came from. Thanks for sharing.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-86885263444906850552007-05-27T22:11:00.000-04:002007-05-27T22:11:00.000-04:00Cool - let them eat bugs!Cool - let them eat bugs!Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-56965178020409503172007-05-27T19:47:00.000-04:002007-05-27T19:47:00.000-04:00That is a really cool picture ... these mantis loo...That is a really cool picture ... these mantis look very different from the ones here... although I've always assumed they are preying mantis and perhaps I am wrong. It wouldn't be the first time ...katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-85041245404761420962007-05-27T18:55:00.000-04:002007-05-27T18:55:00.000-04:00Oh what a truly fabulous gift! I'm still waiting f...Oh what a truly fabulous gift! I'm still waiting for ours to hatch. There is an egg sack on attached to my peonies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-12094671750980235172007-05-27T16:40:00.000-04:002007-05-27T16:40:00.000-04:00We found some last year when they were so small an...We found some last year when they were so small and cute, not like the ferocious warriors they become!Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-34304610208322444842007-05-27T15:39:00.000-04:002007-05-27T15:39:00.000-04:00Wonderful, and I like that you pictured the egg sa...Wonderful, and I like that you pictured the egg sac so gardeners will recognize them in their own gardens and leave them alone. Praying mantis are our friends!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com