He was big - I wanted to show everyone how big
We are friends - I let him sit on me I'm not sure but I think he might have confused me with a toilet
He tells me secrets.....
I just hope I don't become his next meal - that would hurt our friendship.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Bug Buddies
Today I found a bug. I thought he was pretty cool
He was big - I wanted to show everyone how big
We are friends - I let him sit on me I'm not sure but I think he might have confused me with a toilet
He tells me secrets.....
I just hope I don't become his next meal - that would hurt our friendship.
He was big - I wanted to show everyone how big
We are friends - I let him sit on me I'm not sure but I think he might have confused me with a toilet
He tells me secrets.....
I just hope I don't become his next meal - that would hurt our friendship.
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OMG GET THAT OFF OF YOU!!!!
That better not be in the suitcase when you get home....
Ummmm...that's horrible.
I echo Miriam's sentiments.
There is no way that bug could have landed on me without significant expletives and my jumping about with limbs flailing.
So, I was doing research and that is an Eastern Lubber Grasshopper.
This giant, slow moving grasshopper’s bright orange, yellow and red colors are a warning that it contains toxins and will make any potential predator sick. If for any reason, you fail to heed the color warning and pick it up, the grasshopper makes a loud hissing noise and secretes an irritating foul-smelling foamy spray.
These 4-inch grasshoppers are too large and toxic for most natural predators, so they don’t need to move fast. Lubbers cannot fly far, and travel in short clumsy hops, or walk and crawl slowly through the vegetation. They feed on broadleaf plants and can become a nuisance when swarms invade residential areas and feast on garden plants. Lubbers seem to be unaffected by most insecticides, and according to experts at the University of Florida, if they become a garden pest, the best way to get rid of them is to stamp on them, or ‘hand pick’ them and drown them in a bucket of soapy water.
Lucas loves the bug too, Uncle Will, you are not alone in your admiration. Lucas would have let it crawl on him. When I showed him the photo of it on your hand he said "oh, so it is nice". :)
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