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Aug 04, 2019 20:05 |  #1

Looked out my front door and saw this guy hanging out on my car.


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Aug 04, 2019 20:31 |  #2

Fascinating creatures. I’m just glad they don’t grow to six or seven feet long!

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Aug 05, 2019 00:18 |  #3

Lovely shots and video.

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Aug 05, 2019 02:02 |  #4

Terry McDaniel wrote in post #18905198 (external link)
Fascinating creatures. I’m just glad they don’t grow to six or seven feet long!

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Aug 05, 2019 06:14 as a reply to  @ LordV's post |  #5

Thank you!

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Aug 05, 2019 06:39 |  #6

amazing
love the video
Just like a cat. Licks its leg and washes behind its ears :-)


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Aug 05, 2019 07:23 as a reply to  @ avondale87's post |  #7

Thank you! My thoughts exactly. I’ve never really looked at these up close so it was very interesting observing it’s habits and especially seeing how it’s mouth moves.

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Aug 08, 2019 14:41 |  #8

Lovely shot! The third shot with the eyes is the one I liked the most.




  
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Aug 09, 2019 05:12 |  #9

Fantastic shots of my favorite insect.

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Aug 09, 2019 22:03 as a reply to  @ aashitron's post |  #10

Thank you! That’s my favorite as well.

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