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look what I found outside
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look what I found outside
I was outside getting some earthworms for our pet turtle and lookwhat I found on the ground I picked it up and put into a nice dry place. I think its a praying mantis egg sack. what do you think? let me know if you think its still viable or where I should keep it. Last year we had tons of babies in the same area. so maybe. My avatar is one of those babies
that is a nickel next to it
Any thought would be great thanks
that is a nickel next to it
Any thought would be great thanks
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
Sorry, not a clue.
Is it just me that can't see the nickel?
Is it just me that can't see the nickel?
januaryX- Posts : 51
Join date : 2012-01-10
Location : CA
Re: look what I found outside
i can not see the nickel, it was really shiny and then my camera battery died. That why I put the note that its a nickel
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
I right clicked and selected 'view image'. There really is a nickel to the right.
januaryX- Posts : 51
Join date : 2012-01-10
Location : CA
Re: look what I found outside
it looks flat. Is it flat? The ones I see on the internet are not flat. perhaps this one you have has hatched out already?
http://www.insectlore.com/media/mantiscase.jpg
http://www.insectlore.com/media/mantiscase.jpg
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
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There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: look what I found outside
It is more flatish and long but is about 3 cm thick I would say. It does have a few holes on top so maybe they have hatced or maybe some type of spider?
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
That looks just like the praying mantis sacs that I find in several places on my house wall every year. Have never found one on the ground, but do see the babies and adults frequently.newstart wrote:It is more flatish and long but is about 3 cm thick I would say. It does have a few holes on top so maybe they have hatced or maybe some type of spider?
Luci Dawson- Posts : 267
Join date : 2011-09-07
Age : 81
Location : Albuquerque, NM (7B)
Re: look what I found outside
Luci Dawson wrote:
That looks just like the praying mantis sacs that I find in several places on my house wall every year. Have never found one on the ground, but do see the babies and adults frequently.
Well that is great news. I put the sack in a spot thats nice and dry out of the rain hopefully I will have some more babies this year
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
put it a quart jar and cover the top with cheese choth, them little critters will be all over the place,hundreds come from that one little sack
HillbillyBob- Posts : 162
Join date : 2011-12-27
Location : E.Texas
Re: look what I found outside
Praying mantis are great for eating all kinds of garden bugs. Its a great and natural way to keep bad bugs out of your garden
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
Praying Mantises are great at pest control, unfortunately, they do not discriminate between beneficial and pest type insects.
This link has some great information on praying mantises (sp?)
PRAYING MANTIS
This link has some great information on praying mantises (sp?)
PRAYING MANTIS
Furbalsmom- Posts : 3141
Join date : 2010-06-10
Age : 77
Location : Coastal Oregon, Zone 9a, Heat Zone 2 :(
Re: look what I found outside
great article Furbalsmom
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
May 31, 2010 - My wife and I are sitting on the front porch enjoying a glorious late spring afternoon when I look over and see this.
There were literally dozens of these little bitty guys who had just hatched. It was really neat.
That looks like the bottom of what the egg sack that hatched all those little guys above would have looked like had we scraped it off the porch. Ours was attached to the mortar right under that cap where the babies are hanging out.
There were literally dozens of these little bitty guys who had just hatched. It was really neat.
That looks like the bottom of what the egg sack that hatched all those little guys above would have looked like had we scraped it off the porch. Ours was attached to the mortar right under that cap where the babies are hanging out.
Red-Leg- Posts : 77
Join date : 2011-12-15
Location : Southwest Ohio, Zone 6
Re: look what I found outside
Turn the picture upside down and they look so cute....
I don't think we have them up here, it gets too cold in winter.. minus 40 C sometimes...
Aran
I don't think we have them up here, it gets too cold in winter.. minus 40 C sometimes...
Aran
Re: look what I found outside
They just look soo cute. Well they will be in your garden in no time
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
Thank you so much for starting this thread!!! I have never seen one of those but for sure I will be on the look out for them now! Praying Mantis is not very common here, but I have seen a few adults in the past several years.
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: look what I found outside
I found an egg sack at the community garden last spring. I was so excited to see them! Alas, they didn't survive the very wet March & April we had in Cincinnati. Maybe this year... I will have to go back down there & look around.
nancy- Posts : 595
Join date : 2010-03-16
Location : Cincinnati, Ohio (6a)
Re: look what I found outside
This is a really cool thread!
Loved the article furbalsmom. And red-leg, that is a great pic of all the little ones
Loved the article furbalsmom. And red-leg, that is a great pic of all the little ones
I am my gardens worst enemy.
RoOsTeR- Posts : 4316
Join date : 2011-10-04
Location : Colorado Front Range
Re: look what I found outside
Camprn if you have seen some adults one of these days you will find an egg sack. Now you know what to look out for
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
Re: look what I found outside
Redleg, will you kindly repost your picture but rotate it 180 degrees for me.
It's kind of hard standing on my head.
It's kind of hard standing on my head.
Re: look what I found outside
Cute little things!
happycamper- Posts : 304
Join date : 2010-05-26
Location : East County Portland, OR
Re: look what I found outside
Thank you, happycamper for doing this. Lot easier than the way I was doing it.
A Few More
Some additional photos of the "Great Hatch of 2010".
Red-Leg- Posts : 77
Join date : 2011-12-15
Location : Southwest Ohio, Zone 6
Re: look what I found outside
great pictures thank you
newstart- Posts : 335
Join date : 2011-11-22
Age : 42
Location : houston, texas zone 9
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