Wednesday, December 5, 2012

the wide world of Tanzanian BUGS

Check out these crawlers and flyers...
Maybe you can help us identify them.


his skin is metallic green


this must be his cousin


awesome camoflage


some kind of mantis?


Kara liked this one
Here's a video of the same bug...





we call this: exoskeleton at sunset

this is just weird - termite wings
Here's what we heard...these flying termites emerge after the first rain, lose their wings, reproduce, and die.  The next morning, the ground was covered with these wings.  AND some people fry the termites and eat them.  Hmmmmm...

Our God is an awesome Creator!

(We won't show pictures of the cockroaches or spiders or mosquitos, yuck!)

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    Spill,
    We have the termites too. Ours come out in May when it rains again. Yes, their whole existence is coming out of the ground, mating, loosing their wings, and dying. Ug! The wings are awful to sweep up since they just fly around. Turn off all lights when they come out.

    So fun!! Amy :)

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    ben, I want to see the spiders & mosquitoes. As native minnesotans we should be used to our summer evening guests. Bruce

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