tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post949995510354720392..comments2024-03-01T05:17:53.461+11:00Comments on Saucy Onion: Edible Balcony - Can anyone help me identify this bug?dearindirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12219428356342681950noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-72788609988220986942010-02-22T11:47:26.672+11:002010-02-22T11:47:26.672+11:00Hi JR,
thanks for responding to my SOS. Indira
Hi...Hi JR,<br />thanks for responding to my SOS. Indira<br /><br />Hi angela,<br />I will leave him alone! Indira<br /><br />Hi arista,<br />thanks for the advice. Indira<br /><br />Hi Daniel, I will be careful when I'm near them. Indira<br /><br />hi Andrew,<br />oh its just a baby? Will put him back in the balcony jungle. Indira<br /><br />hi john, I better get him to work then! Indira<br /><br />hi sev,<br />they are rather cute! Indira<br /><br />hi suziwong66, sounds like this is one good cop to have. Indira<br /><br />Hi Jamie,<br /><br />I will sic him on the aphid plague I have on the tatsoi! Indira<br /><br />Hi fiona,<br />yes i will read up on them. Seems I'm the only one who doesn't know much about them! Indiradearindirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219428356342681950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-72446143416255788432010-02-10T13:47:59.461+11:002010-02-10T13:47:59.461+11:00Looks like a preying mantis. Eats other insects, ...Looks like a preying mantis. Eats other insects, therefore a good insect to have. <br />The praying mantis is rather an interesting insect to read up on. I gather they will eat anything, or rather anyone, they catch, even us. i find them fascinating.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926731076207509090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-84023368579004160772010-02-09T18:59:25.295+11:002010-02-09T18:59:25.295+11:00Yep, praying mantis. Good guy/gal, Indira, and qui...Yep, praying mantis. Good guy/gal, Indira, and quite a photogenic person. However, if you are a small insect like an aphid, though, this is Green Godzilla, the Death Muncher. It all depends on your point of view, of course!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-46771277627006471912010-02-09T17:01:07.696+11:002010-02-09T17:01:07.696+11:00baby praying mantis...don't think the do damag...baby praying mantis...don't think the do damage as i've had plenty this summer with no problems. very cute when they're young...not so cute when they're big buggers tho :(suziwong66http://www.suziwongcreations.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-90268952764604604212010-02-09T04:30:38.156+11:002010-02-09T04:30:38.156+11:00Mantis i reckon , its cute , i want one !Mantis i reckon , its cute , i want one !sevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064816596117178040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-77269423443076701772010-02-08T19:13:33.110+11:002010-02-08T19:13:33.110+11:00Yup, that's definitely a young praying mantis....Yup, that's definitely a young praying mantis. These guys are "meat" eaters and will eat any little spiders, parasites and leaf grubs. I have loads in my back courtyard and it's just a shame they don't eat snails!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526471718620129236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-23096931869745602512010-02-08T12:46:47.990+11:002010-02-08T12:46:47.990+11:00Yes, a praying mantis it is, though it looks like ...Yes, a praying mantis it is, though it looks like a young one. They shouldn't be considered a pest as they like to eat all the bugs that are bad for your plants.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-51212955020689656212010-02-08T11:23:35.500+11:002010-02-08T11:23:35.500+11:00It's a Praying Mantis, it eats other unfriendl...It's a Praying Mantis, it eats other unfriendly bugs, and they look really rather friendly but don't pick them up -- the jagged foreclaw can inflict a rather nasty gash on your finger!Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-4707476467348675392010-02-08T10:56:07.332+11:002010-02-08T10:56:07.332+11:00I agree about it probably being a praying mantis, ...I agree about it probably being a praying mantis, because it has little jagged bits on its front legs. In which case it is carnivorous and won't eat your plants - but it will eat other creatures.<br /><br />Hopefully it will eat the 'bad' insects and not the 'good' ones though!aristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385270763433270372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-1810403019424343112010-02-08T09:41:18.678+11:002010-02-08T09:41:18.678+11:00Praying mantis. Good Bug. leave him be.Praying mantis. Good Bug. leave him be.angelahttp://www.dungarron.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630779053316348486.post-15044331717284622052010-02-08T08:37:17.793+11:002010-02-08T08:37:17.793+11:00Looks like a Praying Mantis.. but not sure if it&#...Looks like a Praying Mantis.. but not sure if it's "good/bad" for your garden. :)jRnoreply@blogger.com