BIG BUG...!!!

[Jo Ann]

Just wanted you to see what I almost stuck my face into the other morning when I went outside to check the plants. The biggest grasshopper I’ve ever seen!!! It was nicely camouflaged on the anthurium. After I took its picture I chased it back into the jungle behind the house. From the looks of it I believe it probably could have eaten half the plant with no problem! YUK....

[gmdiaz]

Eeek! In that second photo looks like he's wearing a saddle!

[Gin]

Looks like a katydid ? or a grass hopper on steroids lol .. Gin

[OrchidTess]

Originally Posted by Gin

Looks like a katydid ? or a grass hopper on steroids lol .. Gin

That is a katydid and a darn big one!

[cb977]

I would've flipped out seeing that!

Don't mean to hijack you here but yesterday I decided to repot a few of the Cyms which are in bark and the frogs love the stuff...as I was emptying one of the baskets, a tree frog about an inch long jumped out right in my direction and landed on my shoulder!
I think they heard the scream across the pond out back!

[Lagoon]

Hahahha you guys are too much!
These guys are beautiful - natures at it's best.

I've got afew crickets running around my place - they got out of the frog tank. Anyways they are loud enough to keep me awake half the nite, If they start up again tonite -- I'm gonna hunt them down and eat them myself ... Gotta love the food chain

Enjoy life and all the offerings

[Sandy4453]

You're brave....and I'm not! I would have gotten into my army fatigue for that, although...................

last week, I walked on to my patio to check on all my 'chids and there it was! Bigger and more disgusting than anything describable....a millipede. I died....almost. One thing about Florida, they have the nastiest bugs I've ever in my life seen out here....the price one pays to live in paradise, I guess.