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LUBBERS

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Here's another recent visitor to our deck.  This is a Lubber Grasshopper or Locust.   Apparently they usually show up around this time of year and are very destructive to trees and crops.  These guys are big bugs (about 3-6 inches long) — and they can walk on water.  I shoved one into the Canal the other day because I didn't want the smash mess and he just skimmed right across.  (I guess really  it was swimming.)   I watched him cross, climb up on the dock across from us and walk off to see what he could eat over there.  

We do have a variety of insects in Florida.  But we had them in Oregon too (maybe not this big).  I think it's part of living near the water.  The only place we've ever stayed where we never saw an insect was in Tucson AZ.  I think it's too hot and dry for them.    We enjoyed our stays in Arizona, but it was too dry there for us too.  So it looks like for us water-"lubbers", putting up with the bugs is just a part of life. 

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18 responses to “LUBBERS”

  1. Jill

    Cool shot, great macro. He’s good lookin’!

  2. Chatty Crone

    The cold probably makes their growing season shorter in the northwest and in the south it is all year round. sandie

  3. Lady Fi

    What a beauty! And big too..

  4. Margot

    I already know you have a good eye but you must also have a great camera. This is such a clear picture of this little creature. I’ve never heard of a bug that walks on water. Very interesting.

  5. Lori E

    Oh the bugs and stuff are there in Tuscon too. They just come out at night when it is cooler. Does that ease your mind?

  6. Carletta

    What a great shot!
    I would have been so afraid that when my eye was on the camera viewer he would have turned and been on me. 🙂
    I don’t really like most bugs.

  7. Eileen

    It is sad that they are so destructive to the trees. Great capture for MYM!

  8. Stella

    Great shot! What wonderful colors he has. Can’t say I am fond of most bugs especially chiggars as I have multiple bites from being at the lake this weekend. However, I am very fond of watching lighting bugs on warm summer evenings. Glad to see you had come by to visit.

  9. srp

    This year has been horrible for Japanese beetles… and grackles and blackbirds. I thought these birds were supposed to eat the beetles and this is their only saving grace. But, no… they just shuffle all of the safflower seed out of the hopper feeder onto the patio and then walk around in it. What a mess. Haven’t seen these here yet… but I wouldn’t count them out either.

  10. Liz

    Great shot! I’ve never seen this before.
    Happy MYM!
    Liz @ MLC

  11. Chari

    Hi Sallie…
    My friend, it’s so good to have you for Sunday Favorites this week! What a great and interesting post to revisit…I really enjoyed it! I have never been to Nyland, CA and knew nothing about this amazing place of interest! I love, love, LOVE IT!!! Salvation mountain is such a creative expression of this man’s ideas and faith! I bet he’s a very interesting character! Ohhh my…and you did say that he slept in one of the non-working vehicles? That means no a/c…no bed…eeeks! I’m sooo spoiled! Hehe! Sallie, thank you for sharing this interesting place with us…it was a real treat! If I ever get near Nyland…I’d love to visit Salvation Mountain!
    Have a marvelous Monday, my friend!
    Chari @Happy To Design
    PS…Ohh my, that Lubber is quite colorful…isn’t he? Sallie, just wanted to let you know that I tried to comment on your SF post and for some strange reason, it wouldn’t let me! So I am trying on this post!

  12. Stephanie V

    Isn’t this a beauty! Look at all the shades of yellow and the other colors. And his curves and angles. I know it’s a destructive bug but so marvellously designed.

  13. Ma.links

    Wow, what a great shot!
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  14. diane

    Great shot and the destructive critter looks quite attractive. We have them here too but I haven’t seen one so colourful. We call them grasshoppers or locusts.

  15. Kim

    I wonder I couldn’t see the photo. Happy Monday!
    MYM~Yellow Dahlia

  16. Jenn Jilks

    Looks like quite a lubber fiend to me! Great shot.

  17. Judy Friend

    At first glance it appeared to have 2 heads. I can say I’ve never seen something like this before and hopefully I won’t. Have a great day. Jude

  18. Tracy

    Eeeeek! I’ve never seen one up so close before. It’s kind of pretty in a way, but I still think they’re yucky critters! Hope you have a great week 🙂

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