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03 Jan 2022 11:00 AM
03 Jan 2022 11:00 AM
Thank you @Shaz51 for the warm welcome.
03 Jan 2022 11:07 AM
05 Jan 2022 03:09 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:09 PM
@Anastasia, @Molly22 , @BPDSurvivor , @Historylover , @Determined , @Former-Member , @Former-Member
how is this
a couple of wild spiky leaf insects that were in our yard
05 Jan 2022 03:11 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:11 PM
@Shaz51 Wow... how crazy is that!! I would love to have been able to photograph them. Aren't you lucky.
05 Jan 2022 03:12 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:12 PM
😲I had no idea creatures like this even existed! I have to admit that I would be terrified to hold that in my hand.
05 Jan 2022 03:13 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:13 PM
only the one time @Molly22 , there has been no more since then
05 Jan 2022 03:16 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:16 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:22 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:22 PM
we were surprised too @Former-Member , @Former-Member , @Molly22
and they tickle as they walk on our arms
05 Jan 2022 03:26 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:26 PM
This critter fascinated me so much I had to Google: https://backyardbuddies.org.au/backyard-buddies/spiny-leaf-insect/
"When laying her eggs, the female flicks the eggs from her abdomen down to the ground. The eggs of the stick insect resemble seeds, and ants often carry them away to their nests, as the eggs contain an edible cap which the ants love. After 6 months or more protected underground, the eggs hatch."
How's that for nature, @Shaz51@Former-Member@Molly22 ?! Amazing.
05 Jan 2022 03:28 PM
05 Jan 2022 03:28 PM
@Former-Member, @Former-Member , @Molly22 , @Anastasia , @BPDSurvivor , @BlueBay
Hercules moth
honey eater
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