A welcome sight

Mojave · April 2, 2015

I thought I'd share this picture of a Lady Beetle at work in my garden. There's tons of them this year.

I've never had problems with aphids here, they always go after the weeds (this is a dandelion) and leave my veggies alone.

JohnJones · April 2, 2015

Is it wrong to be so thrilled by the sight of one living thing eating another?

ContainerTed · April 2, 2015

Think about the carnage created when you have a cup of yogurt. No, it's not wrong. It's the rules of the game when you live at the top of the food chain. Aphids eat plants. Ladybugs eat aphids.

Personally, I'm quite fond of smoked ribs.

JohnJones · April 2, 2015

Me too!!

I always find the emotional reactions some have to the way various parts of the food chain work to be pretty shallow.

Worth1 · April 2, 2015

I'll see your ladybugs and raise you hundred baby spiders.
Right out in the pepper patch where they belong.

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Worth1 · April 2, 2015

Garden toad.
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mouka_f_slouka · April 2, 2015

It never gets old to see some natural helpful predators at play.
Whomever said that these sights are shallow does not see it for what it really is: A miracle of nature at play. And understanding it does not take a bit from its glory and beauty.

JohnJones · April 2, 2015

Well said mouka. I love me some frog in the plants.

Mojave · April 2, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I'll see your ladybugs and raise you hundred baby spiders.
Right out in the pepper patch where they belong.

I fold, a hundred of a kind beats my Ladybug.

BTW, I hand carried 3 more LB's to this plant this morning. The dandelion is completely aphid free now. Man, Lady beetles are great!

mouka_f_slouka · April 3, 2015

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Originally Posted by Mojave

I fold, a hundred of a kind beats my Ladybug.

BTW, I hand carried 3 more LB's to this plant this morning. The dandelion is completely aphid free now. Man, Lady beetles are great!

Lady bugs are not only absolutely gorgeous insects, they ROCK!

ContainerTed · April 3, 2015

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Originally Posted by JohnJones

Well said mouka. I love me some frog in the plants.

Dang it!!! Now you've got me thinking about some Frog Legs.

Salsacharley · April 3, 2015

Here's a link to my Garden Buddy last year.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...t=garden+buddy

JohnJones · April 3, 2015

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Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Here's a link to my Garden Buddy last year.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...t=garden+buddy

That's a great toad pic charley!

Stvrob · April 3, 2015

I need to get some decent pics of the lizards hunting in the garden. My camera on the phone cant zoom in close enough. But they get plenty to eat.

April 2, 2015	#1
Mojave Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: SF Bay area Z9a Posts: 821	A welcome sight I thought I'd share this picture of a Lady Beetle at work in my garden. There's tons of them this year. I've never had problems with aphids here, they always go after the weeds (this is a dandelion) and leave my veggies alone. __________________ Bill _______________________________________________ When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe. -John Muir Believe those who seek the Truth: Doubt those who find it. -André Gide

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ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Think about the carnage created when you have a cup of yogurt. No, it's not wrong. It's the rules of the game when you live at the top of the food chain. Aphids eat plants. Ladybugs eat aphids. Personally, I'm quite fond of smoked ribs. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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JohnJones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Mississippi Posts: 339	Is it wrong to be so thrilled by the sight of one living thing eating another?

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I'll see your ladybugs and raise you hundred baby spiders. Right out in the pepper patch where they belong. IMG_2015040252462.jpg

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mouka_f_slouka Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Chicago Posts: 115	It never gets old to see some natural helpful predators at play. Whomever said that these sights are shallow does not see it for what it really is: A miracle of nature at play. And understanding it does not take a bit from its glory and beauty.

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Here's a link to my Garden Buddy last year. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...t=garden+buddy

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Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	I need to get some decent pics of the lizards hunting in the garden. My camera on the phone cant zoom in close enough. But they get plenty to eat.