CLOSED: What is this thing: egg, cocoon or what?!?

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shearpamela Flower Mound, TX(Zone 7b) Sep 02, 2004

I found this odd thing in my garden, and think it might be a praying mantis cocoon - but not sure....

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imzadi Jackson, SC(Zone 8a) Sep 02, 2004

it looks creepy whatever it is. hope someone can help.

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poppysue Westbrook, ME(Zone 5a) Sep 02, 2004

Looks like a mantis case to me...
http://images.google.com/images?q=mantis%20egg%20case&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

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Karrie20x Spokane, WA(Zone 5b) Sep 02, 2004

if it's a mantis, put it back outside! those are good bugs! :-)

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shearpamela Flower Mound, TX(Zone 7b) Sep 02, 2004

It is definitely outside! I put it back where I found it right after I took the picture :) It feels like styrofoam, and is as light as a feather...

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Sep 02, 2004

Oh lucky you SP. They sell those to gardeners

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shearpamela Flower Mound, TX(Zone 7b) Sep 02, 2004

I'll have to keep an eye on it to see if it "hatches"...

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Agrinerd Franklin, NC(Zone 6b) Sep 02, 2004

Good thing you put it back. My mom tells a story of one that was left on a windowsill in the sun and she had to scrape up hundreds of tiny geen mantises with a post card when they hatched. Nature bug that she is, she rescued every one and put them in the garden.

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Sep 02, 2004

I'm with imzadi, looks very creepy to me, like outta some really bad horror movie ... If my thumbs weren't so green, I'd be the worst gardener in the world, bugs and bug-related "products" scare me silly. Whoever invented rubber handed gardening gloves has my profound thanks.

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