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07 April 2010

Unknown Insect

By way of a change I'm going to show what I found this morning. At first, looking with sleepy eyes through a side door that leads to the garden, I saw what appeared to be a distant airplane in the sky. That is, until I looked again... properly. It was an insect on the door window.
It has been there all day, showing no sign of life let alone shifting.
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Here it is again, cropped for a better view.

Well that's the rear view, the next one is the front of the insect

The neighbours have been in to see it but neither they nor I have ever seen an insect like it. If anyone has any knowledge, perhaps you'd be kind enough to let me know.

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14 comments:

  1. Brian Miller7 April 2010 at 15:52

    it rather looks like an early da vinci flying machine...

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  2. Joseph Pulikotil7 April 2010 at 16:51

    Hi Valerie:)

    I am not sure what it is but it looks like a dragon fly.

    I am not able to open my old blog. So I have started a new blog-A MAN ON THE MOVE under the url-pulikotilthomasjoseph.blogspot.com

    Kindly inform our common friends.

    Best wishes:)
    Joseph

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  3. Anonymous7 April 2010 at 19:14

    I am not sure but it looks most like what we called a walking stick.

    http://www.beekman1802.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/walking-stick-bug.jpg

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  4. Valerie7 April 2010 at 19:18

    Brian, so I was right, it did look like a plane.

    Joseph, I caught up with your on your blog.

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  5. Valerie7 April 2010 at 19:22

    Abe, thank you. Is that what they call a stick insect... sounds right. I have never seen one before although I have heard that kids collect them. They can have mine, it's still on the window.

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  6. Subby7 April 2010 at 23:27

    Not exactly sure...looks like a WWI bi-plane in shadow tho'...

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  7. Mr. Shife8 April 2010 at 01:34

    Well it looks like the mystery is solved after reading your comments. Is the bug still hanging out on your window? Have a good one.

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  8. Valerie8 April 2010 at 08:52

    Shifey, the bug is still in situ. I am told by a neighbourhood child that it isn't a stick insect. She appears to be an authority on them. She said it's too small.

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  9. Valerie8 April 2010 at 08:54

    Subby, great minds think alike. Having a giggle now.

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  10. Akelamalu8 April 2010 at 17:06

    Eeeew I bet you're glad it's outside and not inside!

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  11. septembermom9 April 2010 at 20:15

    Now that is an interesting insect. Not that I'm "into" insects :)

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  12. Kath10 April 2010 at 16:13

    Looks like the hang-gliders we get up here in the hills!

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  13. Sniffles and Smiles11 April 2010 at 01:00

    I think Abe is right...That is the first thing I thought of when I saw it! What a strange thing, though! Sitting on your window and not moving all day! Must be a lovely view :-) Love you! Janine XO

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  14. Mr. Shife12 April 2010 at 20:49

    Happy Monday~!

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