"SuE" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:29:57 -0500, "Manelli Family"
wrote:

This insect chewed right through the Den' flower stalk, leaving the
flowers and buds laying there on the floor. I could have cried.

Are you sure you do not have a rabbit with a fondness for flower
stalks? Rabbits are noted for cutting off the stem and letting it
fall.

Rabbits can't get up on the porch. I SAW the grasshopper. I was on a
nearby leaf. Today I spotted a small Praying Mantis on one of the orchids
and left it alone.


On the other hand - when we got grasshoppers they came in as tiny fry
and would eat the leather leaf of a full sized catt with out blinking.
By that time they were big enough for Diana's descriptions. But I
never saw them until they were as big as my thumb, only the damage.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

Beautiful pics on your website by the way. :-)