tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post4528933881823915763..comments2023-10-23T15:56:58.357-04:00Comments on Nature remains.: Taken homenina at Nature Remains.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-35124444043387050252007-11-09T18:43:00.000-05:002007-11-09T18:43:00.000-05:00She is lovely!I also have them in my yard every ye...She is lovely!<BR/>I also have them in my yard every year. Wonderful you brought her to a natural enviroment!<BR/>Mantids are very cool bugs.<BR/>SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-63064379027768782702007-11-06T13:09:00.000-05:002007-11-06T13:09:00.000-05:00Super! Yet another mantid lover ;0) I can't get en...Super! Yet another mantid lover ;0) I can't get enough of them so guess it's my favorite insect. The Carolina isn't as often spotted... lucky you!Carolyn Hietalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216417123795846728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-83412069527365937382007-11-05T21:11:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:11:00.000-05:00I cannot envision you working in a concrete block!...I cannot envision you working in a concrete block!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-39354043717674561992007-11-05T20:34:00.000-05:002007-11-05T20:34:00.000-05:00You always make me smile, Nina. My walks on work ...You always make me smile, Nina. My walks on work breaks aren't very breathtaking, either, but I have found odd, out-of-place creatures, too.<BR/><BR/>I love mantids but haven't seen but a few this year.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you took her under your wing. Your a natural naturalist.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-32779079079338007242007-11-05T18:22:00.000-05:002007-11-05T18:22:00.000-05:00She is beautiful! You took some Great shots of he...She is beautiful! <BR/>You took some Great shots of her too!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-11418288086949110632007-11-05T08:30:00.000-05:002007-11-05T08:30:00.000-05:00I didn't know any of this - that the 'praying mant...I didn't know any of this - that the 'praying mantis' is not native and that we have our own native one. I'll be paying much closer attention now. Thanks for the lesson!MojoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283343683800473324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-79350008579689960912007-11-05T07:23:00.000-05:002007-11-05T07:23:00.000-05:00Julie-If I thought she'd yet to lay her eggs, I wo...Julie-<BR/>If I thought she'd yet to lay her eggs, I would try to keep her "hanging on"--would so like to know the natives are here, too. Her camouflage coloring makes me wonder if I may have walked past more! <BR/>Maybe it's a good thing she's not in the same place as the Chinese mantids--they look like they're easily capable of eating HER!<BR/><BR/>Susan--I KNEW you'd appreciate this post!nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-73371980571392866162007-11-04T22:53:00.000-05:002007-11-04T22:53:00.000-05:00I have seen zillions at Kelley's Nature Preserve ...I have seen zillions at Kelley's Nature Preserve hanging around the milkweed patch. It's creepy...like a sci-fi movie.<BR/>I think what we have living under the kitchen window (who make lovely little manties every year for us) are the native kind. At least I hope so!<BR/><BR/>I love how you find beauty in something that would make others say "Ewww!"Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-60268607460748462382007-11-04T20:42:00.000-05:002007-11-04T20:42:00.000-05:00It seems around here that the Chinese mantids show...It seems around here that the Chinese mantids show up on the shrubs and flowers right by the house, but you have to go beating the little bluestem fields for the gracile little Carolina mantids. I've never seen one mottled like this one--fascinating.<BR/><BR/>You're wise not to bring her in. I do it most every year, feed and coddle them, and am treated to the sight of a bug slowly deliquescing, losing a lower limb here, an arm there--I'm always reminded of the movie, "Death Becomes Her," with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn. Leave her to the frost, cruel as it seems; it's kinder to both of you.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is very serene and soothing. i love it.Julie Zickefoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-86654324741352973112007-11-04T15:50:00.000-05:002007-11-04T15:50:00.000-05:00I have never seen one, either. Her much smaller s...I have never seen one, either. Her much smaller size gave me confidence to hold her and see her more closely than the others. <BR/>Getting her to look at the camera was a little difficult, though--she was much more interested in everything else!nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-50452081657696546012007-11-04T13:46:00.000-05:002007-11-04T13:46:00.000-05:00How lovely! I've never seen the native species "in...How lovely! I've never seen the native species "in the field." Thanks for sharing.Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-5402327512721755162007-11-04T11:33:00.000-05:002007-11-04T11:33:00.000-05:00You have some wonderful macro's of these guys! I j...You have some wonderful macro's of these guys! I just love the way you framed these shots! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-61052138493147391192007-11-04T11:01:00.000-05:002007-11-04T11:01:00.000-05:00I'm glad you brought her home.I'm glad you brought her home.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com