Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Bugaliscious

We found this big dude sunbathing on our deck this morning.  He is a weta, and mum does not like them, they freak her out.  Luckily this fellow wanted to stay in the garden and not visit us in the house.

23 comments:

  1. Oh! I like bugs Poppy!x
    (I've even eaten quite a few). HeHe! They fascinate me! But, as you say, best left in the garden! :).

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  2. If my mom sees some bugs, she will kill it.
    My dad always said don't know what kind of Buddhism my mom is...tee..heh

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  3. EEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

    Mom, stop it already! You're hurting my ears!

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  4. Our human is totally grossed out now. Seriously. ::Shudder::

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  5. Gracie would love to meet Mr. Weta. srsly.

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  6. That must be something unique to New Zealand. I've not seen its like in Canada. Some of mine would kill the weta, some would eat it and Tucker would run away from it...

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  7. Big bad bug! Ugh! Do they bite or sting?

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  8. Yeah, it freaks me out a little too. Glad i'm only seeing it in a photo. Lol

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  9. Oh Miss Poppy! He looks kind of grasshopster like. You should crunch him! Be a wild cat and attack!!

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  10. Cool! I want to move to New Zealand now. Sadly, my human says she DOESN'T! What's wrong with her?

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  11. poppy Q...whoa...de dood is lookin at uz....him looks like a cricket ore a grazz hopper...sew....did ya fry him up N eat it with a nice side oh feast !!!

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  12. shudder..............I am not overly excited about those either.

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  13. That is a big bug. I bet he is nice and crunchy.

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  14. HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We would be jumping sixteen feet in the air if that guy was in our patio. We have critters like that here too called Mormon crickets...even the cats are ascarit of them!

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  16. WOW! We never saw a bug like that! Mom just screamed and ran away. MOL!

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  17. Bugs are such great toys!!!! Wetas are harmless right? My silly mum would scream if she saw one. Meow, Jessica

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  18. Mum just went "ewwww". Glad it stayed outside.

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  19. We see why your Mom dose not like him! He is an ugly bug!

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  20. UHHGGGGG! Makes me think of an old kids song with the title "Lets All Go To The Ugly Bug Ball". We are glad the Weta does not live in the US. Maybe there are some good things about living where it is so cold.
    RUN POPPY RUN!

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  21. Oh I so wanted to see one while visiting last year, but seeing this maybe I'm glad I didn't. Not very attractive re they?

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