And now something totally unrelated...Posted just because I think it's pretty - I can't give you an ID, sorry. And sorry I couldn't post the picture using Hello. It would have looked a lot better if I could have.
Note: I am not liking this business of posting pictures with the "Blog This" button, but Hello tells me that "bloggerbotisdead."
And while I'm complaining, I may as well note that Google won't switch my blog to the new version and it won't tell me why. Good thing I am not an overly sensitive person or I would feel as if I am being singled out and picked on :O
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That top thing... is it really lightweight? If so I think I saw one of those the other day. I'll have to keep my eyes open for the other!
Rurality,
Yes, it is lightweight with a rough texture. It's about the size of a ping-pong ball and tends to be more flat along the bottom surface. You can find them attached to twigs, stout grass stems, pine needles, etc.
I have found the oothecae of Carolina mantids in some pretty odd places. I found one attached to the inside of a discarded car tire once, and another along a flat surface of a tree's rootball.
These are great!
Feel your blogger pain. It's like a wrestling match to publish anymore.
I had no idea that the mantid cases we ordered every year when I was a kid where non-native. Chinese mantis, eh? Sigh.
We had one hatch in the basement once. That was a rather gruesome summer. Survival of the cannibals.
I had no idea that the mantid cases we ordered every year when I was a kid where non-native. Chinese mantis, eh? Sigh.
We had one hatch in the basement once. That was a rather gruesome summer. Survival of the cannibals.
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