Subject: Look what I found patrolling my Woody Plant
Geographic location of bug: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California
Date: 9/1/2017
Time: 11:32 PM
Dear Bugman,
From searching your website, I believe this is a California Mantis. Can you confirm?
How you want your letter signed: Constant Gardener
Dear Constant Gardener,
You are correct that this is a California Mantis, and the short wings indicate that it is a mature female California Mantis. Congratulations on having such a good security system to protect your plants from critters that might want to eat them.
Thanks for your help! Just wondering, is that a pot plant the bugs are hanging out on?!?
Several contributors have taken to calling Cannabis a Woody Plant, leading us to create a What’s On My Woody Plant? tag, much to the chagrin of some of our Facebook followers.