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Forum: Bug and Insect IdentificationReplies: 19, Views: 615
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rootdoctor
Hartselle, AL
(Zone 6a)

April 5, 2004
10:17 AM

Post #829427

Just found this hanging in my Bald Cypress,any ideas?? should I keep it,or is it something that I do not want??
Root.

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groovytee
Washington, PA
(Zone 6b)

April 5, 2004
10:25 AM

Post #829436

OMG that's scary looking...
Dravencat
Edgewater, MD
(Zone 7a)

April 5, 2004
11:19 AM

Post #829493

I know its a cacoon but never saw what came out of it so dont know what to tell you. Ive seen them here quite often, you would think I would have kept an eye on them to see what creepy crawler came out so I could hide from it or feed it.
rootdoctor
Hartselle, AL
(Zone 6a)

April 5, 2004
11:52 AM

Post #829532

LOL! Don't scare me!! Sure is one hardcore looking nest!
pins2006
Decatur, GA
(Zone 7a)

April 5, 2004
2:57 PM

Post #829660

What you have looks just like a bagworm. It doesn't come out of the bag at all and it eats all of the foliage it can. Those are nasty things to deal with.

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rootdoctor
Hartselle, AL
(Zone 6a)

April 5, 2004
3:22 PM

Post #829688

Nice job Pins!! that is good enough for me,as long as I am not killing praying mantis or something else,ladybugs,I am going to pull it down,Thanks!!!
cbrandenburg
Freedom, PA
(Zone 6a)

April 5, 2004
6:32 PM

Post #829876

THis is a Praying Mantis egg sack. You can find them in rose bushes, tall grasses, butterfly bushes. I have several of these all over my property. We bought a few a couple of years ago and they keep multiplying. Great to have in the garden.

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groovytee
Washington, PA
(Zone 6b)

April 5, 2004
6:40 PM

Post #829882

Hi Cathy! Good to see you. I have one Preying Mantis egg sack I found so far this year. Those Mantis' are so cool! I watched one eat a bumble bee last year. it took him like an hour but he ate the whole thing. Weird but cool...
Debby
Milo, IA
(Zone 5a)

April 5, 2004
9:51 PM

Post #830114

Whoa, Root. That thing would of scared the living daylights out of me. That sucker is huge. Enough to take over the world. Creepy Crawlers. Gives ya the jeebers. Be careful taking that thing down.
Brugie
Chariton, IA
(Zone 5b)

April 5, 2004
10:27 PM

Post #830161

Cathy, when do they hatch out? I want to get some egg sacks for my garden this year. Was just wondering when they are in the wild if they hatch early or wait until it is really warm when the bugs are out.
rootdoctor
Hartselle, AL
(Zone 6a)

April 5, 2004
10:42 PM

Post #830175

I love the Mantis,we were sitting out in the backyard,drinking beer,this little guy figured out the flies were coming to the beer,he would sit there and grab one,take it down to the table,chow it down,and head right back up the bottle,smart bug,and we liked not having flies on our beer.

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Kell
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9b)

April 6, 2004
3:12 AM

Post #830342

LOL Root, drinking and eating with your bud!
cbrandenburg
Freedom, PA
(Zone 6a)

April 6, 2004
8:20 AM

Post #830471

Brugie, they hatch when the night temps stay in the seventys, 3 nights of 70 or above and they hatch. So we usually start seeing them mid summer.

groovytee, if you found one, there's probably more. Just be careful when cleaning your garden this Spring. There great to have, just watch what you drinking.
groovytee
Washington, PA
(Zone 6b)

April 6, 2004
8:36 AM

Post #830492

Here was mine from last summer on the Marigolds...

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Brugie
Chariton, IA
(Zone 5b)

April 6, 2004
9:56 AM

Post #830564

Thanks Cathy. They seem to possibly be my cure for the cucumber beetle. Can't hurt to try anyway.
scooterbug
TwinLakes,WI Decatur, TN
(Zone 7a)

April 6, 2004
12:43 PM

Post #830768

JMO...
...I think these are what my kids called mud wasps, never did know the correct name for them.
... We find them in the barns quite often of varied sizes. This one is huge!
scooterbug
TwinLakes,WI Decatur, TN
(Zone 7a)

April 6, 2004
12:47 PM

Post #830772

But I hardly think a mud nest would survive outdoors ... D U H !!!!
howardg
New Orleans, LA
(Zone 9a)

April 7, 2004
3:44 PM

Post #832152

Glad to see you enjoy your beer in a bottle.
bilyn
Danbury, NH
(Zone 5b)

April 7, 2004
7:21 PM

Post #832328

HELLO

LOL howardg...
great outlook...

bilyn
FROG0655
Palmetto, FL

August 5, 2007
5:25 PM

Post #3821490

An insect house ? These are hard, cone shaped, looks like sea shell material - found hanging in a pole barn on certain vines.

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