April 19, 2010

Praying....They Don't Get Loose


















Laura and Clay found a cocoon which we brought inside to see what would emerge.  Can you imagine our surprise when it turned out to be about 200 itsy-bitsy praying mantises?!  We took them out to the garden for their release -- they are helpful predators for the organic gardener. 




2 comments:

Melissa said...

What a great find! That is awesome!!! I'm super jealous!

Anonymous said...

Oh wow! We had a zillion baby praying mantises on our garage wall this summer!

They were so fascinating, and we had no idea they came from a cocoon. We watched them for about an hour while we were floating in the pool...

Stefanie

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