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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 1, 2012 4:26 AM Post #9025471
| It was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in a most unlikely place...
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-l... |
trackinsand
mid central, FL (Zone 9a)
March 1, 2012 8:37 AM Post #9025779
| thanks, moon! |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 1, 2012 9:17 AM Post #9025823
| Surely Track...I think it is too cool...ugly honker...but neat. |
DonnaB
Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b)
March 1, 2012 10:21 AM Post #9025888
| awesome. Didn't think that poor thing would ever get its legs out lol |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 1, 2012 11:10 AM Post #9025936
| Amazing something so large could come from such a small egg case...poor thing looked exhausted by the time it got its legs under it...grin |
trackinsand
mid central, FL (Zone 9a)
March 1, 2012 3:35 PM Post #9026231
| at least it doesn't spit blinding poison at your eyes the way our local ones do...8-) |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 2, 2012 4:46 AM Post #9026737
| Yeah, we have those rude buggers too. The walking stick in this pic is from Australia...it is over 8 inches in length...long and skinny and just hanging out by DDs front door... 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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trackinsand
mid central, FL (Zone 9a)
March 2, 2012 8:23 AM Post #9026952
| they truly are a fascinating creature. |
DonnaB
Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b)
March 3, 2012 9:49 PM Post #9029036
| wow didn't know they spit. Glad I never messed with them |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 4, 2012 5:21 AM Post #9029141
| This one does Donna...two striped walking stick
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/301
http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News columns/Walkingstick.htm |
trackinsand
mid central, FL (Zone 9a)
March 4, 2012 5:50 AM Post #9029173
| yes, that one. most don't. hate to give all the little fellers a bad name...8-) |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
March 4, 2012 7:15 AM Post #9029305
| My kids used to walk around with the brown ones riding on their shoulder...such fascinating critters...so good at camouflage...grin |
DonnaB
Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b)
March 4, 2012 9:32 AM Post #9029489
| funny seems everyone else only sees them when mating too(looking at the pics) |
