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Gardening in mediterranean climates => Wildlife in the garden (birds, butterflies, and how to attract them) => Topic started by: Pauline on September 30, 2017, 08:45:29 AM

Title: ID'd by Fermi as the egg sack of a praying mantis
Post by: Pauline on September 30, 2017, 08:45:29 AM

I don't even know where to start looking...


(http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL817/2049726/24785813/413572049.jpg)


(http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL817/2049726/24785813/413572050.jpg)


PS: Hello - long time no see!   :)

Title: Re: ID if possible, please
Post by: Fermi on October 01, 2017, 01:34:28 PM

It looks to me like an egg case of a Mantis
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: ID'd by Fermi as the egg sack of a praying mantis
Post by: Pauline on October 02, 2017, 09:44:20 AM

Wow! Thank you!  Off to do some homework (now I do know where to start).  :)

Title: Re: ID'd by Fermi as the egg sack of a praying mantis
Post by: Fleur Pavlidis on October 03, 2017, 12:33:48 PM

I find these things frequently in the garden, usually on prunings just as they disappear into,the shredder, but I've never seen an actual praying mantis so I had started to doubt if that's what they really were. If Fermi says so though I'm convinced!