Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Dangerous Predator Lurking!, 1 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
It's sad but true, praying mantis is a hummingbird's and Butterflies Foes. Thanks go to a fellow garden gardener that brought this topic to my attention. A couple of days past, while watering the garden, I was taken by surprise: At 1st glance, I thought I saw a Monarch Chrysalis hanging among my Pentas, one of my hummingbirds' fav. flowers. But as it turned out, it was the abdomen of a praying mantis that I was staring at. I took it for granted that it was harmless. So I walked away.

A couple of days later, the topic of Praying Mantis preying on hummingbirds. My heart skipped a beat. This morning, I decided to check on the Pentas for I was currious to see if the P. mantis has moved on. Sadly what I first discovered was a remaining forewing of what was a Gulf Frit.! Apparently the PM was taking residence there on these fav. source of nectaring plants.

editted for typo.

This message was edited Sep 4, 2011 8:56 AM