Anyone recognize this bug? There was a gazillion on our trees.
I looked them up but wasn't able to really pinpoint what bug they are. But I can tell you that these are actually not the bugs themselves, as creepy as they are, they are actually just the shells left behind. I do believe they are part of the tree beetle family.
Can you guess what these kitties are doing?
If you guessed nursing, you are absolutely correct. But I bet you didn't guess that it was with her.
No, she's not lactating, but the kitties don't care and Emma loves to comfort them.
And what's making Ryder so happy?
His new dog run, of course! This also makes his owner very happy as well since we've lost him to the swamp once too many times.
And finally, who's this little critter with his eyes already open?!
Why that's one of Odette's babies! She is a great mother and has only lost the one baby but that was entirely our fault as we did not secure her cage properly. She has since been moved to the rabbit brooder where no barn predators (aka cats) can get at her babies. All remaining six are doing great, bouncing around the brooder and getting nice and plump! That's my girl! Way to go Odette!
I took a photo of the same weird bug a few days ago, and yes, it was just the shell. I didn't get around to researching it, but it sure is scary looking! How cute about the dog and the kittens. Are they weaned from their mom? Nice dog run!
That is one creepy bug! I think I would have nightmares about that fellow.
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ThriftyPuppy
8/14/2011 10:27:04 pm
Those are locust shells. We used to chase each other with them when were kids.
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Jim
12/17/2011 11:42:24 am
I suppose it is too late for you to see this but I thought I'd mention it anyway. Those are the discarded 'shells' of, what we call, cicadas down here in Texas. They're also called locusts but I don't think they are actually locusts. The cicadas we have down here crawl out of the ground, shed their shells, mate, then lay eggs that hatch in the ground. Seventeen years later they emerge and the process repeats. Sounds kind of boring, but there you are. Hope you see this.
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