For most of you, it is now Monday November 1st. But I am on the
wet west coast of Canada, and here it is still the 31st - Hallowe'en. So, I should be at my door, handing out candies to all those grubby, grabby, diminutive kids, but I am leaving that task to Mr. DBM - he actually likes children (well, most of the time). Perhaps I shouldn't, since he also actually likes the cheapy chocolate that we have bought for all of those
annoying little brats delightful children. Me? I have more refined tastes in chocolate and who I will answer the door for.
Anyhoo, in the spirit of the evening, (which I realise I am severely lacking), but in the spirit that I have, here are some creepy crawly critters for the viewing pleasure of all the ghouls, ghosts and monsters out there.
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| The obligatory spider shot |
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| A guest appearance by the previous winner of the Most Bizarre Animal category for animals seen in Ecuador on my recent trip. If you want to learn more about this creature, go here. |
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A stick insect - obviously this chap is aware of the fact that tonight is Hallowe'en and he has put on his spikey outfit for the occasion.
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| A grasshopper, yellow lipstick and all. |
Right, that is me done - I am now off to scare some small children into giving me their candy. Why should I do all the giving?
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OOH they really are creepy looking! Well done! Have a grand week! Cathy
ReplyDeleteThe second one is terrible ! It's Alien !
ReplyDeletecool photos. Love the stick insect
ReplyDeleteI really like your tail-less whip scorpion. So I enjoyed both your "Creepy Crawlies" and "And The Winners Are". LOL at the yellow lipstick. Great set!
ReplyDeleteCreepy crawly, every one. Great set of shots!
ReplyDeleteCreepy crawlers but fantastic shots. That grasshopper is decked out for Halloween :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pics. I now can see where the Sci-Fi cartoonists and fantasy writers get their inspiration from.
ReplyDeleteLove the selection for Halloween. I find them cute rather than creepy...
ReplyDeleteRegarding the thrush you had that hit the window.....You did a very compassionate thing in taking the bird in and getting it to a rehabber. It’s up to you to call or not. I had a Canada goose that was taken in and two fledgling goldfinch that did not make it but they didn’t suffer outside and I did the best I could. I also had a great blue heron that was wrapped in fishing fire that did survive….so you do what you can and know you tried your best. Since putting up mylar windsocks on our windows this is the first window crash I have had in the last year...Michelle
Love the shot of the grasshopper - it's the cutest bug on the planet in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI love the whip spider. How freakishly beautiful. These are all fabulous shots!
ReplyDeleteI thought Canada is too cold to have crawlies.
ReplyDeleteawesome shots of wild and scary looking critters. The details are fab!
ReplyDeleteThese are superb macro! I'm not a big fan of these creepy crawlies but love to see them immortalized in photos.
ReplyDeletegreat pictures but very scary!
ReplyDeleteReally creepy :-S
ReplyDeleteWell done!
The grasshopper I like - it's the lipstick that does it - but the rest really do make my flesh creep.
ReplyDeletehalloween specials...creepy.
ReplyDeleteSpiders are frightening little bugs, but the photos are great! Love the grasshopper.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the yellow lipped grasshopper! He looks as if he has make-up on, doesn't he? LOL! And it's a great photo with him sitting on that fern.
ReplyDeleteNow, I'm off to see what that extremely strange spidery thing is ...
Very cool critters! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteYikes! Children! Much more frightening creatures than the creepy crawlies in your post. Although, I wouldn't like to meet the scorpion spidery thing live I think.
ReplyDeleteKeep warm,
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(Sorry for wanting to make slippers of your lovely cats. Mittens is a far better idea. You're right! You could shave the cats and make Knitted Kittenmittens ;-))
Ewwwwww....but I have to admit those are some fabulous creepy crawly details!
ReplyDeleteewwwww that is all.
ReplyDeleteEwww... I've got chills just looking at them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info on the macro lens. Your pictures are an excellent advertisement for the lens.
Hi All! Thank you for all your comments. I am so glad you could all pop by and have a quick look at my creepy crawlies and take the time to leave a comment. I love getting visitors and comments.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure why the grasshopper chose yellow lipstick - daring to be different, I suppose.
Rambling Woods: I am still trying to decide whether to phone or not to find out how my little hermit thrush is doing - perhaps ignorance is bliss. I must do something about making the window more visible to birds. This is the first hit that I know of, but who knows how many birds have hit and then been scooped up by a cat - either one of mine or one of the many neighbourhood cats that visit.
Ann: Canada does have lots of creepy crawlies, but I should probably point out that these were taken in Ecuador or Peru!
Carolina: Kittenmittens!?! You might be onto something there. How long does it take a cat to grow back its fur?
Ugh!
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing images! And thanks for visiting!
ReplyDeleteIrene: You are welcome - your photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHA! most excellent post. (i feel the same way about kids, by the way). Love the photos. And the tail-less whip scorpion. We saw one in Costa Rica a couple years ago and were totally weirded out by it. Took a while to figure out what it was but man! What a bizarre thing!
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