Meet the world's heaviest insect.

reply to post by tarifa37


Looks like a Grasshopper on Steroids to me ~!

I generally don't kill bugs but ...if one bothered me enough...

It's Nothing one of my size 46 Birkenstocks couldn't take care of though if needbe ....

Oh, they fly too ? That's where my Tennis Racket would come in handy !

AHH!!!
It is at the same time both cute and icky.
I am glad they put her back where they found her. It is a shame though, it seems like whenever I get to see a new kind of creature they are almost always already endangered. Sigh.

Originally posted by nh_ee
reply to post by tarifa37

 

Looks like a Grasshopper on Steroids to me ~!

I generally don't kill bugs but ...if one bothered me enough...

It's Nothing one of my size 46 Birkenstocks couldn't take care of though if needbe ....

Oh, they fly too ? That's where my Tennis Racket would come in handy !

Birkenstocks ?? Your hippy mates wont like you squashing rare bugs.

reply to post by nh_ee


Oh come on, why would you want to kill it? It's harmless! (and cute)

He's pretty cool looking, I wonder what he tastes like? He's 71g of pure protein!

reply to post by EyesWideShut

reply to post by Skorpiogurl


LOL, stop calling it cute!

reply to post by SmoKeyHaZe


LOL... sorry.
But in my mind I have already named her and bought her a small dog bed and a little tiny leash... haha

It looks so cute eating that carrot! I'm usually not a bug lover (never a bug hater either) but seriously, how can you deny that poor Weta it's delicious carrot?

Something about insects skeeve the hell out of me. I would personally rather street fight a grizzly bear than be any where near that nasty thing.

Who said "it was cute?" i'd hate to see you;re spouse if you think that's cute.

Originally posted by Celestica
It looks so cute eating that carrot! I'm usually not a bug lover (never a bug hater either) but seriously, how can you deny that poor Weta it's delicious carrot?

SEE! I am not the only one...

Imagine the mess if that thing hit your windshield going down the interstate, you would need a pressure washer to clean it all up.

Hell, it could possibly break the windshield.

Originally posted by Skorpiogurl
reply to post by SmoKeyHaZe

 

LOL... sorry.
But in my mind I have already named her and bought her a small dog bed

and a little tiny leash... haha

That leash would be anything but tiny.

Why do I get the feelng you have some crazy-azz insect or animal for a pet?

reply to post by Skorpiogurl



Oh stop skorpio if the roles were reversed he'd eat you in half a heartbeat...lol provided he has a heart. Crunchy on the outside, gooey on the inside! Yum! He'd go great with some Franks red hot sauce... I put that s*** on everything!

I don't know...
The wiki said tree and giant wetas don't normally bite. I think I would be okay with this thing.
It seems kinda harmless. Cute? Well, maybe as cute as a bug can get. Eating the carrot out of the
person's hand helps.

reply to post by SmoKeyHaZe


Nah I don't have any crazy insect pets (that I know of), although I do live in the woods so anything could be hiding somewhere in my basement or attic I guess. I have two Siberian Huskys I just love all living creatures.

Could never bring myself to kill or step on any kind of bug. Yes, I save them when they find their way inside of my house.

reply to post by Skewed
If that thing hit your windshield in the wrong spot, you'd need an ambulance.
And anyone that can sit there and allow that thing to occupy their hand has nerves of steel.

reply to post by EyesWideShut


That and tobasco, I put it on everything too!

When I was a kid I ate one of those giant carpenter ants by accident... it was wicked crunchy and sweet like sugar. I wouldn't eat one on purpose tho...

Also had a friend who thought it would be funny to pull the legs off of a daddy long-legs.... until I pulled a fist full of her hair out of her head and asked her how it felt

nice abs

reply to post by Skorpiogurl


I've eaten a few bugs in a school I went to, I also learned what you should eat and what you leave alone. As far as bugs in the house, spiders , ladybugs and beetles are set free but if it lives in a hive or colony it gets the dyson treatment!

I wouldn't kill your carrot eating friend because he seems pretty rare, but I'm still curious as to what he tastes like. If you get a chance google "food for Louis" and tell me what you think.