tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post163541431288025224..comments2023-11-02T16:30:27.962+08:00Comments on Andrea's Plants, Photos and Travels: Garden Critters in JanuaryAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-10899633684616695692012-01-25T08:46:14.604+08:002012-01-25T08:46:14.604+08:00Hey again everyone, it looks like the prayer manti...Hey again everyone, it looks like the prayer mantis has the most number of fans, haha! My efforts to coax her (thanks to Squirrel for telling us it's a female) make different poses is worth it! Actually, it is also my first time to see that color, as we mostly have the green.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-69533660281569621272012-01-25T08:31:35.470+08:002012-01-25T08:31:35.470+08:00i enjoyed your praying mantis so much.i enjoyed your praying mantis so much.Photo Cachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734663922538063553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-65231374263674943302012-01-25T01:21:10.823+08:002012-01-25T01:21:10.823+08:00Andrea, I love the shots of the praying mantis.Andrea, I love the shots of the praying mantis.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-90722581084460296462012-01-24T07:35:29.990+08:002012-01-24T07:35:29.990+08:00I've never seen a brown mantis before. What a ...I've never seen a brown mantis before. What a delight.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-20674497756283705672012-01-23T23:39:17.055+08:002012-01-23T23:39:17.055+08:00What a beautiful swallowtail! I love seeing the am...What a beautiful swallowtail! I love seeing the amazing variety of the critters in your garden!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-36589922264489049862012-01-23T16:46:00.144+08:002012-01-23T16:46:00.144+08:00Hi there - I have just returned from the wild, woo...Hi there - I have just returned from the wild, woolly and less that wonderful world of wireless only internet - so now I'm catching up. <br /><br />Great set of shots – I like finding things in the back yard as well. We often find Praying Mantis on our fly wire doors. Butterflies are not a spectacular as yours though!<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - AustraliaStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-40391969074387293252012-01-23T07:47:19.648+08:002012-01-23T07:47:19.648+08:00Your garden critters tell me stories. So nice to h...Your garden critters tell me stories. So nice to have a look into their world.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-31281356124087990892012-01-23T04:01:29.654+08:002012-01-23T04:01:29.654+08:00Praying mantis don't live in our climate. It i...Praying mantis don't live in our climate. It is great to come here to see a picture of them.Melanie J Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-70064099659475182002012-01-22T22:45:48.271+08:002012-01-22T22:45:48.271+08:00Andrea, Lots of interesting creatures here. Spider...Andrea, Lots of interesting creatures here. Spiders scare me because I have been bitten more than a few times. We don't have poisonous spiders here, but the bites can really hurt and swell up. We also don't have many Praying Mantis. They are such fascinating, slightly scary looking bugs. Love your butterfly shot.Jennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-39931708447269855492012-01-22T09:38:34.174+08:002012-01-22T09:38:34.174+08:00Great photo. That web is beautiful with all the co...Great photo. That web is beautiful with all the colors. I love your shots of the pretty female mantis. Be nice to the praying mantis, they eat harmful insects in the garden.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-48939722173987577892012-01-22T08:33:20.539+08:002012-01-22T08:33:20.539+08:00ha ha - sounds like you gave that praying mantis a...ha ha - sounds like you gave that praying mantis a hard time.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-72709921891253780532012-01-22T03:05:37.507+08:002012-01-22T03:05:37.507+08:00Awesome capture!
Fur Baby for camera critters. ...Awesome capture!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theretiredsailor.com/2012/01/fur-baby.html" rel="nofollow">Fur Baby</a> for camera critters. Looking forward to your visit.EJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954332816460285410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-14566942527636009832012-01-22T02:44:46.172+08:002012-01-22T02:44:46.172+08:00Great photos and critters. They have me longer for...Great photos and critters. They have me longer for warmers days.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-2542709231753345692012-01-22T01:11:16.374+08:002012-01-22T01:11:16.374+08:00Beautiful shots, Andrea! Nice job!Beautiful shots, Andrea! Nice job!Brian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937257563835611400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-32971025913846550992012-01-21T23:55:16.006+08:002012-01-21T23:55:16.006+08:00WHat amazing shots - so beautiful!WHat amazing shots - so beautiful!LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-52071464695674131612012-01-21T05:30:36.589+08:002012-01-21T05:30:36.589+08:00You got wonderful pictures from your garden. I wa...You got wonderful pictures from your garden. I was interested in hearing how you got the Praying Mantis to pose for you. Your photo of the spider and its web is marvelous.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-24092123264695534042012-01-21T04:27:33.117+08:002012-01-21T04:27:33.117+08:00All photos are beautiful in your blog, but in you...All photos are beautiful in your blog, but in your last post the photo<br />of a butterfly, in my opinion, is the greatest.<br />Enjoy the weekend.Antoninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778164886974218155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-67069475836405526602012-01-21T04:09:36.234+08:002012-01-21T04:09:36.234+08:00I love the swallowtail! Beautiful wings! Almost ...I love the swallowtail! Beautiful wings! Almost looks like it's ready for a formal black-tie affair.Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-82849866940085047622012-01-21T03:55:24.488+08:002012-01-21T03:55:24.488+08:00Interesting pictures of small creatures!Interesting pictures of small creatures!Sivindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331773909535539129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-70950775145453488692012-01-20T22:32:22.350+08:002012-01-20T22:32:22.350+08:00Great mantis photos dear Andrea! Oh, they can be s...Great mantis photos dear Andrea! Oh, they can be scary. I have seen a video of one catching and eating a hummingbird! They would make a quick snack of my butterflies! Thanks for the link to the fantastic butterfly blog!! AND as always your kind comments. CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-2352422135980467012012-01-20T22:21:29.296+08:002012-01-20T22:21:29.296+08:00That is a very beautiful photo of the spider web. ...That is a very beautiful photo of the spider web. I guess praying mantises are very widely distributed as yours looks just like ours.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-57935534123250726682012-01-20T22:15:36.714+08:002012-01-20T22:15:36.714+08:00Andrea I adore your critters...spiders are a bit c...Andrea I adore your critters...spiders are a bit creepy but so fascinating and I love their webs...Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardensyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-65965548754232033762012-01-20T20:06:16.034+08:002012-01-20T20:06:16.034+08:00Those are beautiful colors behind the spider. I...Those are beautiful colors behind the spider. I'd be afraid of it too-it's pretty big!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-59513211195620728042012-01-20T17:50:30.414+08:002012-01-20T17:50:30.414+08:00Ale masz wspaniałych "gości" w ogrodzie,...Ale masz wspaniałych "gości" w ogrodzie, jedni mile widziani inni nie. Dla mnie piękny motyl jest gościem nr 1. Modliszka robi różne akrobacie i to się miło ogląda. Pozdrawiam. *** But you have a wonderful "guest" in the garden, some welcome, others not. For me, a beautiful butterfly is the No. 1 guy Mantis does different akrobacie and it looks nice. Yours.Gigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706670738884178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003023115854661475.post-71338344062186675482012-01-20T17:14:07.463+08:002012-01-20T17:14:07.463+08:00Tropical insects are superb (except for the fly!) ...Tropical insects are superb (except for the fly!) :) I remember playing with praying mantis' before, fascinating creatures!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com