Re: CULT: Praying Mantis

For those of you who put any stock in wooly worms forecasting the winter:
Last week I found the largest wooly worm I have ever seen  --  3 inches long
and an inch wide.  He was a deep coffee brown, almost black.  It was his
width that startled me.  Supposedly, the severity of the winter corresponds
to the length of his coat.  --  Griff


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From: <ChatOWhitehall@aol.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [iris]CULT: Praying Mantis


> In a message dated 11/1/2005 12:38:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> Autmirislvr@aol.com writes:
>
> Seems  like I remember reading or  hearing that the height of the egg
> clusters  were indicative of the amount of  snow coming in the winter!>
<vbg>
>
>
>
> Hope not; I found one chest high on the tree peony the other day.  That
> degree of inclemency seriously annoys the catz and I end up having to  buy
no end
> of extra dried catnip at the health food store. Keep them warm and  stoned
> January to March, is my motto.
>
> So, do you trim those fans down as they get ratty over the summer, or are
> those full height at this point? As I recall you are pretty exposed so I
> imagine they get some battering. That might have something to do with
where the
> cases were positioned, too, not that I know much about bugs, although  I
have
> found this site endearing _http://www.whatsthatbug.com/_
> (http://www.whatsthatbug.com/) .
>
> Cordially,
>
> Anner Whitehead
> Richmond VA USA USDA Zone 7
>
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