tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post306253772062166619..comments2024-03-28T23:41:06.686-04:00Comments on Thinking About Home: Too Much NatureCheryl http://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-2806301874554487052009-09-23T10:13:07.984-04:002009-09-23T10:13:07.984-04:00Go, ichneuman wasp! ;-)Go, ichneuman wasp! ;-)Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-62415390686026275912009-09-22T17:42:14.250-04:002009-09-22T17:42:14.250-04:00Cheryl, you're a girl after my own heart! I th...Cheryl, you're a girl after my own heart! I think spiders are my personal arch enemy... and also attacking mantises. Yikes.<br /><br />However, you can rest assured that the hornworm will meet his demise soon. This weekend, a historical botanist showed us another impressive looking critter, the ichneuman wasp, who is the hornworm's arch enemy... those eggs will turn into larva that will eat him up. <br /><br />Which serves him right for eating tomato plants, in my opinion.Kimhttp://thistledewmercantileblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-68765931540166019522009-09-21T21:45:43.573-04:002009-09-21T21:45:43.573-04:00Kathy, you are a true nature girl! I want to be l...Kathy, you are a true nature girl! I want to be like you when I grow up! :-)Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-81658916511333660852009-09-21T19:44:26.275-04:002009-09-21T19:44:26.275-04:00I agree. That hornworm thing is funky. But Grady.....I agree. That hornworm thing is funky. But Grady...well, he's darling.;-) The children and I got a great chuckle from reading your story.Kathyhttp://www.restorationplace.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-5813679481389464052009-09-21T13:58:11.115-04:002009-09-21T13:58:11.115-04:00Cheryl I get quite entertained by your stories. Y...Cheryl I get quite entertained by your stories. You definily don't lead a boring life and you don't even have to leave home for it.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605725418983829154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-36358004055883870362009-09-21T11:25:34.935-04:002009-09-21T11:25:34.935-04:00That is so yuck!
And I thought the one I found wi...That is so yuck!<br /> And I thought the one I found without parasites was horrifying.Rayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603853079772981391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-30663758497506014492009-09-21T07:41:59.534-04:002009-09-21T07:41:59.534-04:00The hornworm with parasites may be the most creepy...The hornworm with parasites may be the most creepy thing I have ever seen. Grady and the "prayer meeting bug" seem lovely in comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-62687547949756516812009-09-20T22:17:59.501-04:002009-09-20T22:17:59.501-04:00Glad to hear the whole story after the preview ove...Glad to hear the whole story after the preview over the phone! Yuck...and that hornworm still brings chills!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152562871467319771noreply@blogger.com