Photo by Kropsoq
This is an ootheca.
Per Merriam-Webster, "a firm-walled and distinctive egg case (as of a cockroach)."
In this instance (above & my instance which inspired said quiz),
it's a mantid or mantis egg case.
Every time I'd see one in our yard,
"ootheca" would pop to mind,
tho' I really wasn't sure that's what it was.
Apparently, my brain is smarter than I am. =)
Speaking of smart:
Sara NAILED it, exactly--woo-hoo!! We bow to your brain.
Imperfect and Tense and Jen were totally on the right eggy track,
Sue's guess was delightful (& seasonally appropriate),
and Cindy's guess (a rock with round things popping out of it)
was EERILY close (rock-hard egg case). =)
Thank you to ALL quiz participants: YOU ROCK!!
Flowers 'n' bugs: obsessed
Delightful hits of color, pattern, and bugs
I've been indulging in via our irises & their fans.
(how cute is that little buggy shadow?)
teeny weeny invertebrates
crab spider (I'm pretty sure) eating said teeny weeny invertebrates
*munch munch*
Can you see how, if one is hyper visual,
a color & pattern freak, and a giant fan of bugs,
these irises and their complement are a special kind of heaven?
Oh, and they smell amazing.
Can't stop; won't stop.
Sunday I ordered seven more irises.
I can pick them up in 5 months.
Then plant & wait another 6 months to see them bloom.
This is my new obsession.
I already know 7 more I want to order next year.
*sigh*
I think I'm going to have to start earning more money to support my habit.
Is it just me? Anyone else similarly obsessed by something?
xoxoxobb
