This time of year, Chinese mantid egg cases are pretty easy to find. Look for squarish forms, about the size, shape and color, of a toasted marshmallow, attached to plant stems in gardens and natural areas. Chinese Mantids March 3, 2017 I suppose we all have different ways of coping with winter doldrums. Even though
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March 21, 2014 Mantids I’m sure we can all relate to the expression, “too much of a good thing.” With St. Patrick’s Day still in recent memory, some of us may regret consuming too much corned beef and cabbage. Or green beer, as the case may be. The excesses of Fat Tuesday aren’t too far
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Pam’s Perspective From the… Pam Otto is the Manager of Natural Programs and Interpretive Services for the St. Charles Park District July 5, 2012 Whoever said parenting is not for sissies knew exactly what he, or she, was talking about. I know this because I’ve recently taken on the completely self-imposed challenge of life in
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We had a blessed event occur in the Nature Room at Pottawatomie Community Center the other day. Make that many blessed events, pretty much all at once. And we didn’t even know we were expecting! A few months ago, some kind folks brought us an egg case they’d found. Firmly attached to a dried wildlflower
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