tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8136257441262733753..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Praying Mantis.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79278951413625147872010-09-29T03:56:28.194+01:002010-09-29T03:56:28.194+01:00He looks like he's plotting. Like he has a cu...He looks like he's plotting. Like he has a cunning plan...Little Stalkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730730311470171864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66348909498128875392010-09-28T23:15:02.414+01:002010-09-28T23:15:02.414+01:00He's so handsome. We rarely see them here.He's so handsome. We rarely see them here.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-273350574029838632010-09-28T21:16:01.321+01:002010-09-28T21:16:01.321+01:00I came face to face with one in the shower a coupl...I came face to face with one in the shower a couple of years ago. He was clinging to the shower curtain. I'm not sure who screamed the loudest!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27950335630985472302010-09-28T19:20:21.092+01:002010-09-28T19:20:21.092+01:00Cro, you're the third person now I've talk...Cro, you're the third person now I've talked to who has come across a praying mantis. Someone in Devon said recently that she found one in her garden. I've never seen one. Are they vicious? They are amazing to look at.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40050340518238668362010-09-28T14:24:12.317+01:002010-09-28T14:24:12.317+01:00Even though she creeps me out BIG TIME I can see w...Even though she creeps me out BIG TIME I can see what a good addition she is to your garden. She's probably eaten a million pests that would have munched up your leaves all summer. <br /><br />One time I saw with anguish that I had a horned worm infestation on a tomato plant. Half an hour later and they were all gone. A fat cardinal was sitting on the fence chirping away happily.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.com