Katydid (Microcentrum rhombifolium) .... MMMmmm GOOD!

[Paul]

Originally Posted by Island Girl

Have u had her since u were a kid, or have u gotten into them as an adult? (I know, wierd question, but I'm curious lol).

Always been into "critters" but only ones kept as a kid were the wild ones outdoors. Mom would have never allowed me to keep them in the house.

Originally Posted by Island Girl

...Have to say, the coolest spider I've ever seen was in the Amazon rainforest (in Equador) it was some type of tarantula, it had this purple/blue iridescence on its back, it was so pretty! (I'd really love to know what kind it was...) Then it jumped off the post it was on (we were standing on a porch)

Most likely some species of Avicularia ("pink toe").

Originally Posted by Island Girl

and my brother literally jumped up into my arms, lol he used me as a shield (I'm thinking shiveralry is definitely dead!! Lol, he also tells me "Ladies first" so that I will walk thru spider webs first, so he doesn't have to...

Tell him to "grow a pair".