Bog Critters

[DJ57]

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[chibae]

Love them, great pics. i really enjoyed the one of the frog.

 

[DJ57]

Love them, great pics. i really enjoyed the one of the frog.

Thank you. I was going through some of my pics and decided to post a few of the many "bugs" that frequent my CPs. My faves are the tree frogs and praying mantids. The garter snake pic did not come out clear enough to post they love to munch on the slugs that cause havoc in the bog.

 

[Acro]

That's fun. Nice to see all the life together.

 

[KATastrophe]

Eek! Great pictures hun! Deff makes me wanna look before i touch things lol! Sneaky bugs

 

[nimbulan]

Maybe if I obtain as many plants as you have, I can attract some mantises. I haven't seen an adult in years.

 

[DJ57]

Maybe if I obtain as many plants as you have, I can attract some mantises. I haven't seen an adult in years.

They are not attracted to the yard, I buy egg sacks every couple years or so and the years we have a very warm spring they have time to mature and lay eggs in the yard. The first frost kills the adults but not the egg sacks, so if I get lucky there will be babies hatching in spring. Most years though they don't hatch early enough to mature to breeding age before the first frost kills them. If I get babies next spring, I will bring you some for your yard

 

[corky]

I too really enjoyed the frog and mantis pics , nice colour variations in the mantis

 

[charlie]

I'll have to try that!!!

 

[bluemax]

Totally cool. I, too, love the reddish color of the mantises. 'Didn't know they could ever look like that!