The Wonders of Nature

Hurray! Not one, not two, but all three ootheca hatched on Friday morning. Two had begun before I could get photos but the third was a lesson! The babies crawl out as tiny worms with a black end (the eyes), dangling from a thread to the egg. They then reform like a circus act into a writhing ball the same size as the egg - like the foamy shell had been magically shifted up and away. Then the molting begins and they scurry away. (I hope to post more pictures later.)

Plants are our Friends ,,, I think

This brings back memories. I understand they made a new version in the 90's, gotta track that down (like an ambulatory, man-eating plant!).

Ootheca deployed!

Yea! At last. Three fresh eggs hung out after last year's reproductive failure.

Now I must go around and baby-proof the store. Cobwebs bad.