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Hivemindgammahydra7 08-21-2007 04:44 PM

Kinda' cool garden find...
 
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Was watering the tomatoes just now when I met this character. Haven't seen these around since I was a kid, and back then they were everywhere. It made my day...



damoc 08-21-2007 04:46 PM

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good natural predators for natural controll of garden pests.
sure beats chemicals

REV127 08-21-2007 05:27 PM

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Awesome! I haven't seen a mantis for a year, we've been talking about buying some and releasing them.

eyeofliberty 08-21-2007 05:38 PM

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NICE! Good pics, too.

Oh yeah, Hive, don't forget to get out of L.A. :D

Baphomet Jones 08-21-2007 06:38 PM

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wowie :D They sure are good at hiding right? I've never found a single one in folliage, its always when they step out that I get to see them.

damoc 08-21-2007 06:59 PM

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think they naturally come around when you stop using chemicals had to get one out of the bath for my wife last night she asked me to throw out a "cricket"

GreenSpirit 08-21-2007 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hivemindgammahydra7 (Post 704692)
Was watering the tomatoes just now when I met this character. Haven't seen these around since I was a kid, and back then they were everywhere. It made my day...



I love the praying mantis. When they look at you with those big eyes, it's freaky.
They are more common in some parts of the country, I think. Don't know for sure.
I wonder if they ever turn atheist.:wink:

Large Sarge 08-21-2007 07:48 PM

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Very cool.

I found one here early this spring, picked him up also, I had forgotten how incredibly strong they were....


Good find.

____hoot____ 08-21-2007 11:00 PM

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Had one almost as big fall off a blueberry bush onto the tarp I was shakeing the blueberrys into last week.

RaccoonRiverRadical 08-22-2007 08:25 AM

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Hail the praying mantis! :D

Darkside 08-22-2007 09:10 AM

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I used to love preying mantis until I learned that they will actually kill hummingbirds. My love for hummingbirds far outweigh my love for the preying mantis...

I've also seen walking sticks on my property! Man those things are cool... one was actually clinging to the side of my car one day.

negative1 08-22-2007 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Darkside (Post 705405)
I used to love preying mantis until I learned that they will actually kill hummingbirds. My love for hummingbirds far outweigh my love for the preying mantis...

I've also seen walking sticks on my property! Man those things are cool... one was actually clinging to the side of my car one day.

Damn I didn't know that. Looked it up and found...

http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/si...is_hummer2.jpg


http://www.akforum.net/phpBB2/images...s/icon_eek.gif

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