Dragonfly...
Doesn't matter. The bigger, the better. She's unstoppable!
Though Hyatt found the praying mantis, Tilly had the courage to catch it. I've always been a little afraid of these bugs because they're so aggressive and their spiky arms are a bit intimidating. This one was HUGE too!
And mean.
Did you know their pinch hurts worse than an immunization shot?
That's what Tilly tells me, and she just got 4 shots at once, so she should know. But do you think that deterred her? Not a chance. She just yelped while it pinched her and chewed a little slit in her finger, but she didn't care. I had to flick her finger to get the little monster to stop biting her since Tilly didn't seem to be too interested in self-preservation. I mean, look at it! It's biting her AND pinching her with both arms!
Do you know what they do when they feel threatened? I'll show you.
Boy did this thing have the right to feel threatened! Talea is vicious to bugs. I think she's even more ruthless than Daisha was. She plays with them until their legs are sticking out at odd angles
or their antennas and legs are falling off. Hyrum, who HATES bugs, even starts to feel sorry for them and makes Talea release them so they can limp off to their families and go collect disability in the bug world.
But Tilly ADORES bugs,
and I just don't have the heart to take them away from her, even when she's being too "loving" or careless. Bugs are pestilence, afterall. One less is fine with me. I'm just glad she's tough and doesn't run screaming when a 4-inch bug with spikes, large mandibles and an audible "back-off" noise is touching her.
3 comments:
That's my girl!!
dang that thing is evil looking up close!
She is AWESOME!! Look how happy she is with that thing attached to her. too funny :)
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