Sunday, August 26, 2007

BUG!!!!

Granddaughter Monica was here Saturday.  She went outside to talk to Sadie, who was on the tie-out leash at the time, and soon called to me from the back door:

"Grandma, if you have time, come and look; I want to show you something!"

I stopped what I was doing and went to see.

It was as big a walking stick as I have ever seen.  (Check out the link... these critters can regenerate a leg, and the females can have babies without a male around (but they only have FEMALE babies, without a male).



Wow!  So we measured him (or her).



Six inches!  Yep, that's a BIG bug.  Good catch, Monica!
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 26, 2007 at 8:25 PM

    gee I forgot all about walking sticks..... thanks for showing me they still exist
    Sandra

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  2. AnonymousAugust 27, 2007 at 2:48 AM

    Bugs of all kinds can be so interesting, if only we would take more time to take a look, thanks for sharing. gg/Jackie

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  3. AnonymousAugust 27, 2007 at 3:41 AM

    I saw a praying mantis a couple weeks ago, I like them and the walking sticks!  Linda

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  4. AnonymousAugust 27, 2007 at 10:09 AM

    Gee, that's ONE strong female.   Anne

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  5. AnonymousAugust 28, 2007 at 4:33 AM

    That is one COOL bug, did not know that they could populate without a male, that is pretty neat.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 28, 2007 at 8:28 AM

    They are so cool!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 28, 2007 at 2:47 PM

    Oh, I love to find a walking stick or a lunar moth -- we had them here routinely twenty years ago and now they are a real treat!  Great shot and great find!

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  8. AnonymousAugust 28, 2007 at 6:32 PM

    I have seen them that long when I was a kid.  They can bite, you know.
    Lori

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