I found these eggs on a plant, Im not sure what they are but decided to let them stay just in case they are something beneficial. Anyone know what they could be?
(These have been IDed as Leaf footed bug eggs)
And if they are bad bugs then the mantis that is waiting close by will know what to do with them.
A skipper lands on a near by plant but not close enough to become dinner.
And strange little moth sits on the fennel.
My newest employees are working to keep down the slug population. I released two little Dekay brown snakes in my flower bet as a natural slug removal crew. Its "smiling", something they do when they smell something they want to eat.
Now if they could just do something about those ants that are farming the leaf hoppers on my sunflowers.
The snakes may not get rid of the ants but I found a sure fire method that works. Sprinkle corn meal in your flower bed. As you can see these ants are very dead after eating it. Ah sweet revenge, I hate ants. 
And last but not least a shot of my new lawn ornaments thanks to the 40% off sale at Family dollar. Im cheap Id never pay full price.
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Very interesing shots!
love the golden eggs I do artwork that I hope will save some of the wils weeds folks do not take time to look at.
Very nice. I've got to remember to tell my daughter to use corn meal for the ants. That snake is beautiful. Do they really change their facial position when they smell food they're hunting?
I've featured this in my Springtime/Summertime; ah, yes...Time of Life and Renewal group.
yes they really do, they are smelling when they open their mouth, they are designed like this because most of the time they are hunting in total darkness under logs and other thing.
That's really interesting. I knew they smelled through opening their mouths, but didn't know facial expressions changed because of it. Dang if I didn't learn something here.
The eggs are so pretty and jewel like. I'm not so sure about the snake, I'm not a huge fan of snakes. I just realized after seeing the photo of the praying mantis, for all the bugs and bee's that I have in my yard I have not seen any praying mantis.
you need to look for an egg sac this comming fall and hang it in your yard and then you will have your own little population of mantisis
Keep the snakes! The rest makes for a cool yard!
but they are tiny and have no teeth and totally harmless
Great pictures. I don't want any snakes in my yard, but yours is kind of cute.
Neat stuff. I think that snake is cool. Where were you able to aquire them for release?
I will lay something flat on the ground at my moms and they show up and i just bring them home I have a pretty good population started now I just have to bring them to the flower beds when I find then else where in the yard
Cool pictures!! I didn't know that corn meal would kill ants . . learn something new everyday!! =) I love your new lawn ornament, green is my favorite color =)
Everything is beautiful except the snake. That scares the pants out of me.
they are really tiny and have no teeth they are really like long leggless lizards
great pictues.
Hmmm... I wonder if snakes would eat snails out of their shells; we seem to have more of them than slugs right now. I can't see bringing any snakes into the yard, though; my landlady would see one and drop dead on the spot!
Great pictures, Angela.
I dont know I have never seen it but they sure love sluggs and they get them while they are small so that helps a lot on the population a lot
I think snakes are a great idea...wonder if Ross' customers would appreciate that as a pest control service!
They are all natural :) so it might work for some
Wonderful pictures from around your yard! I like your smiling snake~
Beautiful photos!
Such wonderful photos!
Very nice Angela, although I'm not sure why you would willingly have a snake in your garden!! lol Love the tip for the ants!!
How interesting! I love that first photo, the bugs look like jewels. Your lawn ornaments are a nice addition.
Some very neat critters up there. Great photo essay.
What a wonderful photo essay, Angela! Those eggs really do look like little gems. Thank you for taking me along! :)
thanks for the nice walk, i enjoyed it. well maybe not the snake!! lol :)
I believe those eggs are bladder gals! I have them all over my maple tree. They do not hurt the plant at all though. I cannot remember all that I read on them, as the important part to me was that my tree was safe lol.
Your photos, as always, are amazing!
Neat photo essay Angela...and I haven't seen any mantids this year, yet. I'm hoping the two that were around last year did lay eggs.
I am probably one of the few that do like the snakes.
Mantis eat each other, of course, and do not stay where there is not enough food to support them. Unfortunately, if they kill an infestation, they'll move on, and then other bugs can come in. Ladybugs are about the same, with the exception that I haven't heard of them being cannibals. You can order tiny trichogramma (sp.?) wasps, another bug predator, and lady bugs online, mantis, probably, as well. Snakes I'm not so sure about. We have ringnecks around here, and garter snakes. An occasional king snake, but they don't make good yardmates as they're too aggressive, and of course, copperheads and prairie rattlers are even worse, just by nature of their poisonous properties. Neat photos. I comment stalked Tanya to get here, and I'm glad I did.
Great macros. The snake and bugs are very creepy. Exceptional detail in these shots.
I just love your camera. I have no idea what the red things are... if you find out for sure; do let me know!
Oh... and I hate ants too! Thanks for the corn meal tip!!!
Fun bunch of photos. Love it.
neat pictures..thanks for sharing
Wow, great photos! I'm going to have to try the cornmeal. I hardly ever notice any slugs, maybe all the toads around here eat them. I also hardly ever see a praying mantis. :o(
I love those gazing balls