tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post6650181591859346553..comments2024-03-28T21:21:50.284-04:00Comments on Coffee on the Porch with Me: Look who Dropped Bycoffeeontheporchwithmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-69747763241681869772016-09-08T01:07:33.024-04:002016-09-08T01:07:33.024-04:00... But his mate makes no such motion when she cam...... But his mate makes no such motion when she camps beside the trail<br />For the female of the species is more deadly than the male<br />Kipling<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-43185797163229128882016-09-07T17:27:52.802-04:002016-09-07T17:27:52.802-04:00Huh. Wouldn't want to meet the human version o...Huh. Wouldn't want to meet the human version of this thing. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-14054942152434953662016-09-07T16:15:57.040-04:002016-09-07T16:15:57.040-04:00Wow A very charming visitor ♥
summerdaisycottage....Wow A very charming visitor ♥<br /><br />summerdaisycottage.blogspot.com<br /> Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285118206749258377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-88839091943354989662016-09-07T09:54:47.088-04:002016-09-07T09:54:47.088-04:00Very cool. I spotted one on a bush one time, and ...Very cool. I spotted one on a bush one time, and I was lucky enough to have my camera. As I was taking photos, it grabbed a bumble bee and proceeded to rip it in half and eat it. It was pretty gruesome but made for some great pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-60987996938547152392016-09-07T08:43:59.967-04:002016-09-07T08:43:59.967-04:00Wow!! Great pics! Hope you and your friend have a ...Wow!! Great pics! Hope you and your friend have a great week! Preppy Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-4795609346220515452016-09-07T03:50:14.023-04:002016-09-07T03:50:14.023-04:00We don't have them here in the UK but I have s...We don't have them here in the UK but I have seen them many times abroad - they certainly look like a leaf.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-8882631719208552022016-09-07T01:58:50.524-04:002016-09-07T01:58:50.524-04:00Wow!
Just heard on the news that the current weat...Wow! <br />Just heard on the news that the current weather here means that there are about three billion Daddylonglegs about to hatch. <br />I'm just going to stay in bed for the rest of my life now. All doors and windows sealed SHUT. Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-17096926010847666612016-09-06T22:15:39.970-04:002016-09-06T22:15:39.970-04:00That is so cool! That is so cool! Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-25177768016544313612016-09-06T21:51:43.115-04:002016-09-06T21:51:43.115-04:00Great photo. I haven't seen one in a long tim...Great photo. I haven't seen one in a long time. They look so fragile. Thanks for sharing.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-14943154072936267462016-09-06T21:08:55.765-04:002016-09-06T21:08:55.765-04:00What a great capture. And how beautiful! I love th...What a great capture. And how beautiful! I love these bugs. They are amazing.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-1956456614039343332016-09-06T20:30:21.544-04:002016-09-06T20:30:21.544-04:00I guess I just assumed they were everywhere in Ont...I guess I just assumed they were everywhere in Ontario. That's too bad if you don't have them. They always look like they are practicing some form of martial arts to me.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-92145111546347286062016-09-06T20:28:35.633-04:002016-09-06T20:28:35.633-04:00I quite like them, too!I quite like them, too!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-81090424967849319792016-09-06T19:56:26.490-04:002016-09-06T19:56:26.490-04:00I think she's lovely! (and will truly enjoy yo...I think she's lovely! (and will truly enjoy your garden)<br />They are such amazing and personable insects. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-31595777418327928792016-09-06T19:42:16.864-04:002016-09-06T19:42:16.864-04:00I haven't seen one of these "in the flesh...I haven't seen one of these "in the flesh" since I was a youngster. I don't know if they exist in my part of the Ottawa Valley.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-3973730736767298782016-09-06T19:18:58.268-04:002016-09-06T19:18:58.268-04:00Well there you go. Lovely lady praying mantis. My ...Well there you go. Lovely lady praying mantis. My husband gently transferred her to my garden. She'll be happier there than a patio chair. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-38043006389212113342016-09-06T19:14:57.192-04:002016-09-06T19:14:57.192-04:00I'm guessing she's a female. Males have fe...I'm guessing she's a female. Males have feathery antennae, and, she seems to have six abdominal segments. Males have eight. I'm sure she was looking at you, too. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com