Now I am guessing that you are wondering at the strange title of this post what all these have in common ........ the truth is ..... nothing except my camera. :) I do not have enough information on any of these to do a post on its own, so I decided to lump it all together.
When I first saw this Millipede Assassin Bug, I thought it was a plastic one until I found it in my book.
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Please see
Ted's wonderful post on this interesting bug as he has great information on it.
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These spiders are called 'flatties' as they are indeed flat. This little fellow is about 2.5 inches in width.
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He had come to visit me at home and was waiting for me when I woke up. His coloration reminded me of a zebra and I noticed he had lost two f his limbs.
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Our rain is mostly over but these clouds do gather some evenings when I go and sit outside. It is so pretty, or would be if there were not all those telephone lines around.
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What a pity to spoil an otherwise great view.
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