Lantana (Lantana camara)

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 15, 2003

Common name: Lantana
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Lantana
Species camara

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/578/

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NoH2O Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Nov 16, 2003

Great picture, htop. That praying mantis really has his camouflage gear on.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 16, 2003

Thanks, NoH2O. I had not seen a praying mantis that was this type in a long time. Most of the ones that have been inhabiting my yard have been the green ones in the past five or so years. I was lucky to be able to take a photo with it looking at the camera with its mouth open a little. I took one where it is eating an insect, but it was blurry ... drats! I just hope that my neighbor's cats did not kill it. They have been eating my lizards and birds and there isn't much I can do about it.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Dec 04, 2003

NoH20, I was happy to discover that the praying mantis whom I have named "Cami" (for camouflage) has not been killed by the neighborhood cats. Hopefully, it or another has deposited some egg sacs on some of my plants and I will have more of these beautiful and helpful insects.

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NoH2O Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Dec 04, 2003

Maybe one day you will find a bunch of these:
http://davesgarden.com/terms/showimage.php?did=2585&tid=1512

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Dec 05, 2003

That would be really great. One year I bought about 15 baby ones and placed them in different areas of my yard. When I had a large aphid infestation (my plants that is), I purchased a large supply of ladybugs. After they had their fill in my yard, they travelled to my neighbors' yards, one yard at a time. It was really funny because each neighbor would tell me something like: "Wow, I have never seen so many ladybugs in my life. They are just everywhere." Thanks for the link.

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yvana Stone Mountain, GA(Zone 7b) Dec 05, 2003

He's quite handsome

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Dec 05, 2003

When I first so "Cami", it reminded me of my kids when they were quite little posing for their studio photos with shy little smiles on their faces. Thanks for your comment.

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