Not sure if this will work but it’s the first thing I thought of when the theme of “dance” for the Weekly Photo Challenge was announced. Maybe it’s cheating to try to post a video? But no still shot could capture this dance. I discovered it while cleaning out their terrarium a few weeks ago. I always play music while cleaning their home but apparently these guys don’t really like the Eagles or Bonnie Raitt.
Tag: Giant Spiny Australian Leaf Bugs
Oh, and Badfish? They ARE real!
Met a young cousin of yours recently and decided to do one of those “proof of life” photo shoots with him.
teenage bug (Extatosoma Tiaratum)
Adult female Giant Spiny Australian Leaf Bug
Then Baby Badfish asked if his girlfriend could join us. I of course, said YES, curious and all. Who do these Badfish boys date anyway??
I think she’s pretty cute, if a bit tipsy.
And a funny thing happened during our photo session. I turned my back…for just a second and look what happened!
From out of nowhere! This one just showed up! Can’t tell if she is a bug girlfriend herself or if she is lunch for my hungry bug. (Just kidding. They are definitely herbivores!)
Anyway, for real, they are REAL!
bugs
The Queen and her Court
Like holding air in your hand….
This is one of my bugs, (Extatosoma tiaratum). She is about 1/3 of the way through her life. She will more than double in size, and then I will be able to feel her weight, barely. In this photo, but for the faint tickle of her claws on my skin, she is completely weightless. I can’t feel her.
I watched this little one for a hours one day and couldn’t tell if she was scruffy old and ready to go, or young and still shedding baby fluff.
The next day, I found her dead on the ground under the feeder. When I picked her up, she seemed to weigh even less than my full grown Bugs. I still could not guess her age.
Weekly Photo Challenge:Trio
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