Thought I'd share this one guys (God I love Wikipedia!);

This is today's (13th June) featured picture;

Image:Mole cricket02.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mole_cricket02.jpg)

This guy is a Mole Cricket, he's almost an inch and a half long, he lives underground...

And he makes my skin crawl!

Look at that massive head and tiny wings!

OMG IT FLIES!

I just wonder how many more monsters like this live underground, waiting to fly into me and eat my head? :confused:

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He's going to killll youuuuuu

He's gonna killll youuuuuu

Why, oh why would you? Lol!


There are 12 species of giant weta (Deinacrida spp.), most of which are significantly larger than other weta, despite already being large by insect standards ... Poor Knights giant weta - this specimen has an overall length of 20cm.

:eek:

20cm? 20cm!

I honestly don't know what I'd do if I saw that, run... or find the nearest thing big enough to throw at it... like a house brick!

Although knowing my luck, it would catch it, and throw it back at me! :D


The males, which have much larger jaws than the females, hiss and bite when threatened.

Yeah, they would wouldn't they! Lol!

Y'know you're not helping those that have OCD about these things.

"Must shower...they are on me....!!!!"

:D

How about these guys? http://www.thefunnypage.com/camel-spiders/spider.jpg

Yeah, I've heard loads of stories about camel spiders, mostly myths!

Although I do know it's true that they can run pretty quick, and love the shade.

So if you run away from one, they try and stay in your shadow, so it seems like they're chasing you, so you move faster, and so do they!

VERY vicious circle! Lol!

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Camel Spiders (http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/camelspider.asp)

Are this the type of bugs that eat dead people?

I'm sure most bugs would eat dead people to be honest, we're full of nutricious goodness!

You know, I just read RickJ's post about getting back from fishing and it made me hungry thinking about cooking up some fish for lunch.

I just lost my appetite. :(

Ha ha, sorry Ruby!

http://www.geocities.co.jp/NatureLand-Sky/8651/photo/giant_weta.jpg

Going to EEEAAATTT YOOUUUUUU

You know, I just read RickJ's post about getting back from fishing and it made me hungry thinking about cooking up some fish for lunch.

I just lost my appetite. :(

Me too... I hate bugs... beatles are my fobia... I HATE beatles.

I don't know, I thought A Hard Day's Night was pretty good.

Ha ha, you beat me to it NK! *Gutted!*

I get those crickets in my lawn. Its great fun pouring soapy water down their holes and watching them come gasping for air at the surface.
The little bast@rds eat my beautiful grass. That is a big mistake!!

I'm squirming... SQUIRMING!! Right now... ew. Ew. Ew.

I'm going to have nightmares of camel spiders in my stomach instead of a baby... agk!

How creepy is that! I have to erase the vision I just saw from my eyes! Where do they live?(country?)

My little fella lives all over the world, but underground, so no-one sees him!

The weta lives mostly in New Zealand.

The Camel Spider lives in hot, sandy places like Afghanistan and Iraq!

Thankfully not in Yorkshire! Lol!