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Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 04:51 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

This is quite funny really. I was watering yesterday afternoon and filling up the bromeliad vases I heard what sounded like a scream and it seemed to come from one particular bromeliad. I filled some more of them and no sound there and went back to the one from where the sound seemed to come and once again a high pitched scream.
I parted the leaves and there in the vase was this pretty little chap.


Is he a Cicada?? I looked on Google but there were all different shapes and colours.

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Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 05:44 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Wow that's a big bug! I am not sure what it is, looks kinda cicadaish but the sound isn't right for the ones I know.

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Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 06:30 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Carolyn wrote on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 05:51 pm:

and there in the vase was this pretty little chap.

He sure is pretty for such a screamer!

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Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 02:15 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Oh my goodness what an impressive fellow. He's huge!

Fantastic photos Caro!

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Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 06:49 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

You'd think he was a bug out of a Harry Potter book! (Screamer, get it? The Mandrakes that screamed?)

Love your flora & fauna Carolyn

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Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 08:44 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Very Harry Potter - amazing chap!

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Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 12:20 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I hope someone can identify it for you, Carolyn. He sure is an interesting creature.

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Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2003 - 02:45 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Have no idea what he is but he is abig one. Would like to hear him scream.

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Posted on Friday, November 14, 2003 - 03:57 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Today I went back and he is still there so I picked him up. His little sticky feet felt so nice on my hand.


You can see his size against my hand. He also has quite a big tummy. I stroked his wings and gently blew on him and his eyes moved but he didn't temp to fly away - I put him safely back inside the bromeliad.

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Posted on Friday, November 14, 2003 - 10:27 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

That's just amazing!

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Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2003 - 02:03 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

haha what a gorgeous litle fellar Carolyn , i too think its cicada family but am not sure yet what member :) never saw it before :) you sure are lucky!

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Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2003 - 02:11 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

wow Carolyn he is enormous. He reminds me of something out of "A Bugs life!";)

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