tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post8003783083972660230..comments2024-03-29T11:50:06.806-04:00Comments on Field and Fen: The Dragon Guarding the GardenBoudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-11986160861467458372013-08-15T17:21:37.058-04:002013-08-15T17:21:37.058-04:00How very neat to have a praying mantis in the gard...How very neat to have a praying mantis in the garden. I've never seen a real one. Lovely photos.JennyPennyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044863693451568388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-1501118309088840302013-08-15T08:29:05.242-04:002013-08-15T08:29:05.242-04:00We have nothing such here, she does look quite sta...We have nothing such here, she does look quite stately like a dragon. I could use one though for the flies!sadodosahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778424098848698951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-72668902010550711672013-08-13T00:24:35.780-04:002013-08-13T00:24:35.780-04:00Ahhh...I remember them from Ontario! We don't ...Ahhh...I remember them from Ontario! We don't have them here in the frozen north, but have had an explosion of dragonflys this summer - lots of mosquitoes due to the flood, water water everywhere....great picture, really enjoyed seeing one again - JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-28213455819768330342013-08-12T18:19:10.625-04:002013-08-12T18:19:10.625-04:00A lot of them are, but this one blended in perfect...A lot of them are, but this one blended in perfectly with the spent foliage on my pony palm, which is why I never spotted her before. Not sure if they can change color to match, like chameleons, but perhaps some are always this brownish color.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-70021567280072478882013-08-12T17:55:38.801-04:002013-08-12T17:55:38.801-04:00I wonder why I thought they were green ?I wonder why I thought they were green ?dogonarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039309898163644561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-88239479839305099962013-08-12T12:56:32.848-04:002013-08-12T12:56:32.848-04:00Hmmm - maybe she was studying you so closely with ...Hmmm - maybe she was studying you so closely with an eye towards having you for lunch?Magpie's Mumblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-23775332995636383882013-08-12T04:08:29.454-04:002013-08-12T04:08:29.454-04:00Great photo LizGreat photo LizSue ~ Granny's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991649910789797015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-84128353185276336032013-08-12T03:54:03.559-04:002013-08-12T03:54:03.559-04:00We always had praying mantis at our old home and o...We always had praying mantis at our old home and often had at least one inside over the summer. I'm not really a bug person but I love them and the way they study you when you get close to them.Minimisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291343622384393336noreply@blogger.com