Yesterday, I visited a friend who calls herself a Bug Mother. Her “children” are Giant Spiny Australian Leaf bugs (Extatosoma Tiaratum). Right now she has nine of them; three are babies, three are molting and three are young adolescents. I took a photo of her holding one of the adolescent bugs.The adults will be twice this size.
Below are links to two articles she wrote about her bugs last year. I find them fascinating.
Becoming a Bug Mother Apr-2014 Page 12-15
Follow-up to “Becoming a Bug Mother” Aug 2014 Page 10-12
Living, Learning and Letting Go 
Interesting read! 🙂
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WoW!! what a beautiful bug!! Thanks for sharing, Karuna! I just checked back at my haiga and realized in those days I did not realize a haiga is only when the haiku is written in side the photo…I just fixed that:)
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Is your haiga/haiku comment about the light of the moon poem we are using in the newsletter? If so, it doesn’t matter. We didn’t name the style of poetry.
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I must look at my old poems…that was really a good one {I do say so myself} (smiles)
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Wow! I’ve never seen this kind of bug before. Very interesting creature!
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I agree. I find them fascinating.
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Karuna, each day I grow stronger in my appreciation of nature and all it beauty. But, I really have to stretch for this one having live in fear of them for so many years.
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You’ve seen that type of bug before? Or do you mean bugs in general?
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That is fantastic! My spiders are interesting but that is just wild! Thanks for sharing!
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Last night I took 5 spiders out of my house. Never so many, one after another.
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How kind of you to take them outside. I try but often, just before I step on them I remind them this too is a spider free home. Some I catch to be photographed outside and then sent on their way alive.
Love your bugs!
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