Taking out the paper recycling earlier, I found a
stick insect had been hiding in our recycling. Here it is:
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| A stick insect, staying stuck |
I'm still being amazed on a daily basis by the diverse wildlife just on our small section in NZ. Yesterday, I found a
weta while doing DIY, and I often find
Praying Mantii (Mantisses?) in amongst the veggie garden, especially on the sunflowers. They aren't really pests as they eat other bugs, so I don't mind them and am quite happy to have them patrolling the garden.
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| A Mantis under our table |
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| A small Weta on our deck |
We also get the occasional cockroach wandering in from the garden, but disposing of the odd roach seems a small price to pay for living here.
Totally agree. Mind you the first praying mantis I found creeped me out a bit, especially as it was chewing on something that looked awfully like another praying mantis.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazed me was the brightly coloured parakeets which fly up and down our driveway.
I love this place.
Apart from the bastard Mongrel Mob. F*cking Black Power and all their ilk.
Shoot the bastards now.
Isn't NZ just a lovely place for kids though?