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12 April 2014

Saturday

 

 

Cicada Killer

 

Sphecius speciosus

 

Large, solitary wasps that dig burrows in sandy areas. They hunt and paralyze cicadas, which serve as food for their larvae.

 

I see them in my front yard every summer. They're said to be mild-mannered and won't sting unless roughly handled, but I've never gotten close enough to confirm this. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared007.gif

 

http://i.imgur.com/i2DFwea.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/R0yre9a.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Whlm5kI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JGkwUiv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0GJzjTf.jpg

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12 April 2014

Saturday

 

 

Cicada Killer

 

Sphecius speciosus

 

Large, solitary wasps that dig burrows in sandy areas. They hunt and paralyze cicadas, which serve as food for their larvae.

 

I see them in my front yard every summer. They're said to be mild-mannered and won't sting unless roughly handled, but I've never gotten close enough to confirm this. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared007.gif

 

http://i.imgur.com/i2DFwea.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/R0yre9a.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Whlm5kI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JGkwUiv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0GJzjTf.jpg

Holy Sh1t! :o They're massive!

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12 April 2014

Saturday

 

 

Cicada Killer

 

Sphecius speciosus

 

Large, solitary wasps that dig burrows in sandy areas. They hunt and paralyze cicadas, which serve as food for their larvae.

 

I see them in my front yard every summer. They're said to be mild-mannered and won't sting unless roughly handled, but I've never gotten close enough to confirm this. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared007.gif

 

http://i.imgur.com/i2DFwea.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/R0yre9a.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Whlm5kI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JGkwUiv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0GJzjTf.jpg

Holy Sh1t! :o They're massive!

 

WARNING: Graphic image of cicada killer sting wound.

 

http://i.imgur.com/fgx3nBp.jpg

 

 

:o

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12 April 2014

Saturday

 

 

Cicada Killer

 

Sphecius speciosus

 

Large, solitary wasps that dig burrows in sandy areas. They hunt and paralyze cicadas, which serve as food for their larvae.

 

I see them in my front yard every summer. They're said to be mild-mannered and won't sting unless roughly handled, but I've never gotten close enough to confirm this. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared007.gif

 

http://i.imgur.com/i2DFwea.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/R0yre9a.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Whlm5kI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JGkwUiv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0GJzjTf.jpg

Holy Sh1t! :o They're massive!

 

WARNING: Graphic image of cicada killer sting wound.

 

http://i.imgur.com/fgx3nBp.jpg

 

 

:o

 

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!! :o :o :scared: :scared:

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13 April 2014

Sunday

 

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/zRcvWUO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BzxkB9y.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/llKQN0A.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SA0fFnz.jpg

Well, that's a pleasant thought :unsure:

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14 April 2014

Monday

 

 

Amazonian Giant Centipede

 

Scolopendra gigantea

 

South American arthropods up to a foot long, giant centipedes feed on insects and spiders, as well as birds and mice.

 

http://i.imgur.com/KUBTesG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yEDoqsH.png

http://i.imgur.com/Voe9oHf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CrIXlsb.jpg

 

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13 April 2014

Sunday

 

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/zRcvWUO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BzxkB9y.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/llKQN0A.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SA0fFnz.jpg

Well, that's a pleasant thought :unsure:

 

*Shudder.............* :blink:

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14 April 2014

Monday

 

 

Amazonian Giant Centipede

 

Scolopendra gigantea

 

South American arthropods up to a foot long, giant centipedes feed on insects and spiders, as well as birds and mice.

 

http://i.imgur.com/KUBTesG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yEDoqsH.png

http://i.imgur.com/Voe9oHf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CrIXlsb.jpg

 

 

Oh Gawd - the thought of those legs....! :scared:

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14 April 2014

Monday

 

 

Amazonian Giant Centipede

 

Scolopendra gigantea

 

South American arthropods up to a foot long, giant centipedes feed on insects and spiders, as well as birds and mice.

 

http://i.imgur.com/KUBTesG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yEDoqsH.png

http://i.imgur.com/Voe9oHf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CrIXlsb.jpg

 

 

Oh Gawd - the thought of those legs....! :scared:

There are some things that just shouldn't be that big...and that is one of them

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14 April 2014

Monday

 

 

Amazonian Giant Centipede

 

Scolopendra gigantea

 

South American arthropods up to a foot long, giant centipedes feed on insects and spiders, as well as birds and mice.

 

http://i.imgur.com/KUBTesG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yEDoqsH.png

http://i.imgur.com/Voe9oHf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CrIXlsb.jpg

 

 

Oh Gawd - the thought of those legs....! :scared:

There are some things that just shouldn't be that big...and that is one of them

I know.....! *wail!* :scared:

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15 April 2014

Tuesday

 

 

Dragonflies

 

http://i.imgur.com/U1ib7oJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Y1EFOzf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WaYFvDE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OrTVnA1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NTdQbXg.jpg

 

All much smaller than their Carboniferous period ancestor:

 

http://i.imgur.com/uSlxK4m.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wKL7KQ8.jpg

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15 April 2014

Tuesday

 

 

Dragonflies

 

http://i.imgur.com/U1ib7oJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Y1EFOzf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WaYFvDE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OrTVnA1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NTdQbXg.jpg

 

All much smaller than their Carboniferous period ancestor:

 

http://i.imgur.com/uSlxK4m.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wKL7KQ8.jpg

Now there's a good looking insect :yes:

Although, I'm not sure I'd like to meet one with a two foot wing span

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15 April 2014

Tuesday

 

 

Dragonflies

 

http://i.imgur.com/U1ib7oJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Y1EFOzf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WaYFvDE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OrTVnA1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NTdQbXg.jpg

 

All much smaller than their Carboniferous period ancestor:

 

http://i.imgur.com/uSlxK4m.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wKL7KQ8.jpg

Now there's a good looking insect :yes:

Although, I'm not sure I'd like to meet one with a two foot wing span

Dragonflies are beautiful. :)

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15 April 2014

Tuesday

 

 

Dragonflies

 

http://i.imgur.com/U1ib7oJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Y1EFOzf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WaYFvDE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OrTVnA1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NTdQbXg.jpg

 

All much smaller than their Carboniferous period ancestor:

 

http://i.imgur.com/uSlxK4m.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wKL7KQ8.jpg

Now there's a good looking insect :yes:

Although, I'm not sure I'd like to meet one with a two foot wing span

 

You deserve some kind of a prize. I think you've liked just about every post I've made in this thread.

 

:cheers: :ebert:

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16 April 2014

Wednesday

 

 

 

The Mandrill

 

Mandrillus sphinx

 

West African primates closely related to baboons.

 

http://i.imgur.com/jrd8sMj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G8cFl8a.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lDMZIcz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0FHHuQy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gXFo1y6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/05xCtwl.jpg

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16 April 2014

Wednesday

 

 

 

The Mandrill

 

Mandrillus sphinx

 

West African primates closely related to baboons.

 

http://i.imgur.com/jrd8sMj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G8cFl8a.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lDMZIcz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0FHHuQy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gXFo1y6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/05xCtwl.jpg

Awesome. I've always loved their colourful nose

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15 April 2014

Tuesday

 

 

Dragonflies

 

http://i.imgur.com/U1ib7oJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Y1EFOzf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WaYFvDE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OrTVnA1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NTdQbXg.jpg

 

All much smaller than their Carboniferous period ancestor:

 

http://i.imgur.com/uSlxK4m.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wKL7KQ8.jpg

Now there's a good looking insect :yes:

Although, I'm not sure I'd like to meet one with a two foot wing span

 

You deserve some kind of a prize. I think you've liked just about every post I've made in this thread.

 

:cheers: :ebert:

Yeah, well it's a great thread :cheers:

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16 April 2014

Wednesday

 

Special Edition

 

 

'Mysterious Animal' Attacks Borneo Villagers

 

http://i.imgur.com/Mq0Yw9c.png

 

An Indonesian plantation worker and a 75-year-old farmer got the shock of their lives when they were attacked by an unknown animal species on two separate occasions earlier this month. The farmer, Aris Kuna of Kampung Paon Gahat, was attacked by the rare animal while attending to his pepper garden about noon. The foreigner was attacked a week later at a plantation near Kpg Baing while gathering oil palm fruit bunches. The animal that attacked the duo was described as having a "bear and wild boar" resemblance. Fellow workers and villagers who saw the carcass could not identify the animal species. “In all my life venturing into the jungle, hunting and such, I’ve never come across this species,” 62-year-old Louis Nyaoi said.

 

The farmer said that the animal made a strange sound and rushed toward him, at one point standing on its hind legs. The reign of terror—or at least consternation—ended when the farmer, holding a sickle, promptly sliced the creature up. The animal was described as about two feet long, with a long, pig-like snout and long, sharp claws. It also gave off a horrible odor that got much worse after death.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/WRf4epq.jpg

Photo of the hapless creature's foot

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16 April 2014

Wednesday

 

Special Edition

 

 

'Mysterious Animal' Attacks Borneo Villagers

 

http://i.imgur.com/Mq0Yw9c.png

 

An Indonesian plantation worker and a 75-year-old farmer got the shock of their lives when they were attacked by an unknown animal species on two separate occasions earlier this month. The farmer, Aris Kuna of Kampung Paon Gahat, was attacked by the rare animal while attending to his pepper garden about noon. The foreigner was attacked a week later at a plantation near Kpg Baing while gathering oil palm fruit bunches. The animal that attacked the duo was described as having a "bear and wild boar" resemblance. Fellow workers and villagers who saw the carcass could not identify the animal species. “In all my life venturing into the jungle, hunting and such, I’ve never come across this species,” 62-year-old Louis Nyaoi said.

 

The farmer said that the animal made a strange sound and rushed toward him, at one point standing on its hind legs. The reign of terror—or at least consternation—ended when the farmer, holding a sickle, promptly sliced the creature up. The animal was described as about two feet long, with a long, pig-like snout and long, sharp claws. It also gave off a horrible odor that got much worse after death.

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/WRf4epq.jpg

Photo of the hapless creature's foot

Sounds like the opening of an episode of X-Files..Mulder and Scully should get on the case

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17 April 2014

Thursday

 

 

Killer Swan

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/f7n6g4g.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3AxivxB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vXTfFnw.jpg

That's right...don't underestimate the Swan

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18 April 2014

Friday

 

 

 

Peacocks

 

My neighbour has peacocks, and I hear this sound on a daily basis:

 

 

Sound exotic? Maybe, but that screeching gets annoying after a while.

 

http://i.imgur.com/QpIq3ay.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3Q6fvHa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TvNaXcO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Az8VAHx.jpg

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18 April 2014

Friday

 

 

 

Peacocks

 

My neighbour has peacocks, and I hear this sound on a daily basis:

 

 

Sound exotic? Maybe, but that screeching gets annoying after a while.

 

http://i.imgur.com/QpIq3ay.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3Q6fvHa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TvNaXcO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Az8VAHx.jpg

Wow. Those are some long and fancy feathers

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