Mexican insect pictures! Blimey! - Page 5

Guitar Playa · 10-06-2007

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Originally Posted by ANDY&JEN

Ok so like thanks guys, as if i didnt get little enough sleep now when i close my eyes im gonna see these

great

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Here is one for ya......and it's right outside my window

My wife (Lalala) who is deathly afraid of the little 8 legged critters took the shot. Way to suck it up honey. Very proud.

missixty · 10-09-2007

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Originally Posted by auntieninny

Well, they're no more poisonous/dangerous than the blokes you encounter in some of those pubs in Manchester!

Just KIDDING!

Mostly, they're just as afraid of us as we are of them and would much rather run than bite or sting. I hear a stiff shot of tequila is a good antidote for these things, though!

Haha very true....also most likely not as dangerous as the Mexican taxi drivers

Despite these photos, we've finally put our deposit down this weekend for coming back in June! Yay, the countdown begins!

ANDY · 10-09-2007

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Originally Posted by Guitar Playa

Here is one for ya......and it's right outside my window

My wife (Lalala) who is deathly afraid of the little 8 legged critters took the shot. Way to suck it up honey. Very proud.

Oh thank you soooo much GP just what i needed more spiders

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alwaysmissinpdc · 10-24-2007

In line at the bus station on Tuesday...he didn't mention where he was headed

Henry dropped the paper currency for perspective; biggest cricket we've ever seen.

Lillibet · 10-25-2007

Is it just me or does anyone else shiver when looking at these photos, especially the close ups (thanks Andy!)?

**Susie Q Roo** · 10-27-2007

A couple more...

This fella on top of our stovetop looks more chameleon than gecko to me, not that I'd know... does anyone else?

And this guy wouldn't get off our freshly washed dishes the other night!

Sol · 10-27-2007

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Originally Posted by alwaysmissinpdc

In line at the bus station on Tuesday...he didn't mention where he was headed

Henry dropped the paper currency for perspective; biggest cricket we've ever seen.

That's a grasshopper. They are huge in Q.Roo

beermacht · 10-28-2007

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Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

A couple more...

This fella on top of our stovetop looks more chameleon than gecko to me, not that I'd know... does anyone else?

i know it

it´s a Gekko gecko - common (english) name Tokay Gecko (original name in asia is Tokeh - they have 2 mating calls that sounds like TO - KEH and GEK - KO (the species Gekkonidae has it´s name from these cuties

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we´ve had a few of them - they are a "little" bit aggressive - bites can really hurt
the are originally from southeast asia - but they are also in hawaii, floriada belize...
you can read more about htem on wikipedia
there are three things on which you always see the difference between a chameleon and other reptiles - the legs, the feet and the eyes
i attached a picture of a veiled chameleon
the eyes are "covered", the legs are longer and the feet have paired toes (front 2 outside, 3 inside and on the back they have 3 toes outside and 2 inside) - they use them like a hand. - that what all chameleons have - from the small Brookesia minima (around 1" long) to the largest ones, the Chamaeleo melleri, the Furcifer oustaletti (up to 24") and the Calumma parsonii (up to 29")
we´ve breeded veiled chameleons a long time ago (had around 60 to 100 juveniles per year) - we´ve also had a lot of other "critters" like pythons, iguanas, monitor lizards, geckos, spiders....

Guitar Playa · 10-28-2007

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Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

A couple more...

This fella on top of our stovetop looks more chameleon than gecko to me, not that I'd know... does anyone else?

One big diff. Chameleons explode when you put them on tartan.

Can you train the grasshopper to vacum and do the windows ??

**Susie Q Roo** · 10-28-2007

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Originally Posted by beermacht

they are a "little" bit aggressive - bites can really hurt

Yikes, bites?!

He wasn't aggressive but he wasn't the least bit afraid, either. He stood his ground right there for the longest time.

Now maybe Rick will be a little more careful about trying to get them to do tricks, though.

beermacht · 10-28-2007

the one on your picture is a "baby" - they are not as "rough" as the adult ones - but i wouldn´t put my finger in his/her mouth

but tokeh´s can also be "tame" - mostly if you feed them - but always watch your fingers

**Mindbender** · 10-28-2007

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Originally Posted by Guitar Playa

Chameleons explode when you put them on tartan.

.. or a TV screen!

**Susie Q Roo** · 12-05-2007

Some new little buddies.

This lovely wolf spider was a big guy, totally unfazed by the photos.

And this tiny guy in the sink was a beautiful bright orange but so little the camera couldn't focus well on him.

And can I just say Rick screams like a little girl every time he finds a hermit crab in the bathroom? hehe

alwaysmissinpdc · 12-05-2007

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Originally Posted by Sol

That's a grasshopper. They are huge in Q.Roo

Can't believe I wrote cricket.

Huge indeed. I couldn't capture it with my camera, but I swear it had facial expressions.

Susie, I'm thinking that freak outs over hermit crabs in the bathroom may have some relation to owning dangly parts.

laurab · 12-05-2007

did you say LOVELY?????

Are you keeping him? I mean, did you kill it or take it outside or is he still in your house???

I found one of those last night too - had to kill it. I felt terrible about it, seeing it wriggle and die, but I felt worse thinking about finding him in my bed.
I DID keep a lovely little mouse that lives in our palapa roof in the bathroom though. He fell from it recently and we gently accompanied him back. Now my cats are off limits, poor little baby mouse.

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Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

Some new little buddies.

This lovely wolf spider was a big guy, totally unfazed by the photos.

And this tiny guy in the sink was a beautiful bright orange but so little the camera couldn't focus well on him.

And can I just say Rick screams like a little girl every time he finds a hermit crab in the bathroom? hehe

10-24-2007	#64 (permalink)
alwaysmissinpdc always missin' pdc Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: burbs north of Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 3,790	In line at the bus station on Tuesday...he didn't mention where he was headed Henry dropped the paper currency for perspective; biggest cricket we've ever seen.

10-25-2007	#65 (permalink)
Lillibet beachaholic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beautiful part of north UK Posts: 304	Is it just me or does anyone else shiver when looking at these photos, especially the close ups (thanks Andy!)?

10-27-2007	#66 (permalink)
Susie Q Roo Resident Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Q Roo Posts: 17,620	A couple more... This fella on top of our stovetop looks more chameleon than gecko to me, not that I'd know... does anyone else? And this guy wouldn't get off our freshly washed dishes the other night!

10-28-2007	#71 (permalink)
beermacht very sparkly Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 34	the one on your picture is a "baby" - they are not as "rough" as the adult ones - but i wouldn´t put my finger in his/her mouth but tokeh´s can also be "tame" - mostly if you feed them - but always watch your fingers

12-05-2007	#73 (permalink)
Susie Q Roo Resident Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Q Roo Posts: 17,620	Some new little buddies. This lovely wolf spider was a big guy, totally unfazed by the photos. And this tiny guy in the sink was a beautiful bright orange but so little the camera couldn't focus well on him. And can I just say Rick screams like a little girl every time he finds a hermit crab in the bathroom? hehe